Data Sufficiency
Data Sufficiency
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Toanswer data sufficiency question, we do not actually have to calculate the values. We only have to determine
whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for finding the answer. There are various variations in data
sufficiency problems
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EXERCISES
E Chapter Challenges
pirections (QNos. 1-50) Each of the questions below 4. What is the value of m-n+37?
number and n
consistsof aquestion and two statements numbered Iand I I. mis the largest possible sixX-digit
pvenbelowit. You haveto decide whether the data provided is the smallest possible six-digit number.
inthees
statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read II. The difference between m and n is known.
iwih the statements and give the answer. 5. Is 1> 1/x?
I Statement I alone is sufficient, but StatementII alone is II. x>0
not sufficient. I.1>x
A) Statement II alone is sufficient, but Statement I alone js 6. P and Q worked together for 5 days. Then, Q left
not sufficient. the work and the work was finished by P alone in
Ià Both Statements together are sufficient, but neither 8 days. How many days would Q alone take to
Statement alone is sufficient. finish the work if P had left?
(Ä) Statements I andlI together are not sufficient. I. P and Qtogether can dothe work in 10 days.
(e) Either Statement I or II is sufficient. II. Pis more efficient than Q.
1. How many employees of bank X opted for VRS? 7. A, Band Care positive integers. Is their product
L.18% of the 950officer cadre employees and 6% an even number?
of the 1100 of all other cadre employees opted I. A is an even number.
for VRS. II Product of B and C is an odd number.
I. 28% of the employees in the age group of 51 to 8. By selling a product how much profit was earned?
56 and 17% of the employees in all other age I. 20% profit would have been earned if it had
groups opted for VRS. been sold for 90.
2. What is the perimeter of a playground? I.The profit was one-third of the purchase price.
I. It is a perfect square playground. 9. How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to
I It costs 3200 to put afence around the emptya conical tank in 1 day?
playground at the rate of ? 20 per metre. I. 3pumps working 8 ha day can empty another
tank in 2 days.
3. What is the total number of employees in the II. The other tank has twice the floor area and one
company X?There are only two categories of
and a half times the depth of the original tank.
employees, i.e., officer's grade and worse grade.
I. Average income of per employee per month in 10. How much is the average salary of the
the company X is ? 1200. Which average 30assembly workers?
income per employee per month belonging to I.The total salary paid to the 30 assembly
officer's grade is 4600 and that for worse workers and the foreman is 312000.
grade is 1100. II The foreman's salary is 120% of the average
I. When 600 employees belonging for the salary of the 30assembly workers.
category worse grade of company Yand the 11. Abag contains coins of one-rupee, 50 paise and
same number of employees belonging to the 25 paise denominations. The total amount in the
officer's grade of company Y', are added to the bag is 500. To find the total number of 50 paise
strength of the company X; then the new ratio coins, which of the following information is
of worse grade employees to officer's grade sufficient?
become 37:4. L. The number of the coins is in the ratio3:4:5.
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