Multiple choice

Directions: The following problem has a question and two statements which are labelled (1) and (2). Use the data given in (1) and (2) together with other available information (such as the numbers in a day, the definition of clockwise, mathematical facts, etc.) to decide whether the statements are sufficient to answer the question. A crate of oranges costs Rs. 10. What per cent of the cost of an orange is the selling price of an orange? (1) The oranges are sold for Rs. 6 each. (2) There are 20 oranges in a crate.

  1. If you can get the answer from (1) alone but not from (2) alone.

  2. If you can get the answer from (2) alone but not from (1) alone.

  3. If you can get the answer from (1) and (2) together, although neither of the statements by itself suffices.

  4. If statement (1) alone is sufficient or statement (2) alone is sufficient.

  5. If you cannot get the answer from statements (1) and (2) together, but need even more data.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

To find the percentage, we need the cost price and selling price of a single orange. Statement (1) gives the selling price (Rs. 6). Statement (2) gives the number of oranges (20), allowing us to find the cost price per orange (10/20 = 0.5). Both are needed.

AI explanation

The question asks for the ratio of the selling price of one orange to its cost price. Statement 1 provides the selling price of an orange as 6 rupees, and statement 2 provides the number of oranges in a crate, allowing us to calculate the cost price of one orange as 10 rupees divided by 20, or 0.5 rupees. Since we need both values to find the percentage, the answer can be obtained by using both statements together, although neither statement by itself suffices.

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