Directions: The following problem has a question and two statements labelled (1) and (2). You have to decide whether the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Mark your answer as

Mr. Parker earned Rs. 20,000 in 1967. What is Mr. Parker’s average yearly income for the three years 1997 to 1999? (1) He made 10% more in each year than he did in the previous year. (2) His total combined income for 1998 and 1999 was Rs. 46,200.

Question

Multiple choice

if you can get the answer from (1) alone, but not from (2) alone
if you can get the answer from (2) alone, but not from (1) alone
if you can get the answer from (1) and (2) together, although neither statement by itself suffices
if you cannot get the answer from (1) and (2) together, and need even more data

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Accepted Answer

if (1) alone suffices and (2) alone suffices

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