Gmat_mission wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:03 am
If on a fishing trip Jim and Tom each caught some fish, which one caught more fish?
(1) Jim caught 2/3 as many fish as Tom.
(2) After Tom stopped fishing, Jim continued to fish until he caught 12 fish.
Answer:
A
Source: Official Guide
Given: Jim and Tom each caught some fish
Target question: Which one caught more fish?
Statement 1: Jim caught 2/3 as many fish as Tom.
If Jim had caught 3/3 as many fish as Tom, then Jim and Tom would have caught the
same number of fish
However, since Jim caught 2/3 as many fish as Tom, we know that Jim caught fewer fish than Tom caught.
So, the answer to the target question is
Tom caught more fish
Since we can answer the
target question with certainty, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT
Statement 2: After Tom stopped fishing, Jim continued to fish until he caught 12 fish.
This statement tells us that Jim caught 12 fish, but it tells us nothing about the number of fish Tom caught.
As such, there's no way to answer the
target question with certainty.
Statement 2 is NOT SUFFICIENT
Answer: A
Cheers,
Brent
Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com
