Consider two Statements and a Question: Statement 1: Priya is 4 ranks below Seema and is 31 st from the bottom. Statement 2: Ena is 2 ranks above Seema and is 37" from the bottom. Question: What is Seema’s rank from the top in the class of 40 students ? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Statements and the Question ?
Either Statement-1 alone or Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
According to the given question, we have 40 students in class.
Statement 1: Priya's rank is 31 st from the bottom means Priya is above 30 persons in a class of 40 and below the 9 persons in a class of 40. so, Priya's rank out of 40 from the top is 10th (40 - 30). Also given in this statement that Priya is 4 ranks below Seema, So Seema's rank is 6 th (10 - 4).
Therefore statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
Statement 2 : Ena is 37th from the bottom means Ena is above 36 persons in a class of 40 and below the 3 persons in a class of 40, So Ena's rank out of 40 from the top is 4th (40 - 36). Also given in this statement that Ena is 2 ranks above Seema, So Seema's rank is 6 th (4 + 2).
Therefore statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
Hence, Either Statement-1 alone or Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
Important Points
e.g. 35th rank from bottom = 6th rank from the top. (40-35+1)
Important Questions from Data Sufficiency
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Statement 1: Each of A and D is heavier than each of B, E and F, but none of them is the-heaviest.
Statement 2: A is heavier than D, but is lighter than C.
Question: Who is the heaviest among A,B,C, D and E?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Statements and the Question ?
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Statement-2 : The third Saturday of the month was the seventeenth day.
Question : What day is the fourteenth of the given month ?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Statements and the Question ?
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Statement-1 : x / 3 is not an integer.
Statement-2 : 3 xis an integer.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
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Question : What is the age of Manisha?
Statement-1: Manisha is 24 years younger than her mother.
Statement-2 : 5 years later, the ages of Manisha and her mother will be in the ratio 3 : 5.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
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I. 25% and 15%
II. 30% and 10%
III. 35% and 5%
Which will be the best offer for the customer?
