DIRECTIONS for the question: The question below is followed by two statements marked A and B. Using the information provided decide whether the information given is sufficient to solve the problem.
What is the three digit number?
A. One-third of that number is less by 27 of the half of that number.
B. One-fifth of that number is 20% of that number.
A)
if the statement A alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement B alone is not sufficient
B)
if the statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement A alone is not sufficient
C)
if both statements A and B together are needed to answer the question
D)
if either the statement A alone or statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question
E)
if you cannot get the answer from the statement A and B together, but need even more data
A
Only first statement is sufficient to answer the question as 1/2x – 1/3x = 27 is given and we can solve for x.
Second stat. does not give any information as 20 % of any number is 1/5 of itself . So answer is 1st option.