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Download Solution PDFA question and three statements labelled (I), (II) and (III) are given. You have to decide which statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question.
Question: Who is the shortest among A, B, C, D and E?
Statements:
I. A is taller than E but shorter than D.
II. B is shorter than C but taller than E.
III. D is taller than C and A is taller than B.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFPersons: A, B, C, D, and E.
I. A is taller than E but shorter than D.
D > A > E
II. B is shorter than C but taller than E.
C > B > E
III. D is taller than C and A is taller than B.
D > C and A > B
Option 1: combining statements I and III:
D > A > E and D > C and A > B
D > _ > _ > _ > _
_ > _ > _ > _ > E
E is the shortest among all the five. So this is sufficient to answer.
D > C/A > A/C > B > E
Now, we can say that E is the shortest among A, B, C, D and E. Statements I, II, and III are sufficient.
Note: There is a discrepancy in the original question and marked options.
When statements 1 and 2 combinedly give the answer then obviously with the help of statement 3 we can also give the answer, but we need to choose the minimum statement required to give the answer.
Hence, Statements I and II together are sufficient is the correct answer.
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