Did Incumbent I get over 50% of the vote?
(1) Challenger C got 49% of the vote.
(2) Incumbent I got 25,000 of the 100,000 votes cast.
How can the OA be B? Why not D? Explain anybody!
How can the OA be B?
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The answer cannot be D because we dont know if there were only 2 candidates. There could be more than 2 candidates and since no other information is given we cannot assume that Incumbent I and Candidate C are the only 2 candidates.
So St 1 is Insuff.
So St 1 is Insuff.