CAT 1994 — QA Question 50
Each of these items has a question followed by two statements. As the answer,
Mark (a), If the question can be answered with the help of statement I alone,
Mark (b), If the question can be answered with the help of statement II, alone,
Mark (c), If both, statement I and statement II are needed to answer the question, and
Mark (d), If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements.
Ten boys go to a neighbouring orchard. Each boy steals a few mangoes. What is the total number of mangoes they steal?
I. The first boy steals 4 mangoes and the fourth boy steals 16 mangoes and the eight boy 32 mangoes and the tenth boy steals 40 mangoes.
II. The first boy stole the minimum number of mangoes and the tenth boy stole the maximum number of mangoes.
Answer & solution
- A
a
- B
b
- C
c
d
From the statement I, we can only find the number of mangoes stolen by 4 of the 10 boys.
The statement II suggests that the number of mangoes stolen by each of the remaining six boys is more than 4 and less than 40. Although from the two statements that are given it is tempting to assume that the number of mangoes stolen by the boys must be in AP, since it is not mentioned explicitly we cannot answer the question.