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by swerve » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:07 pm
Is the tallest child in Class A taller than tallest child in Class B?

1) The range of the heights of the children in Class A is greater than the range of the heights of the children in Class B.
2) The shortest child in Class A is shorter than the shorter child in Class B.

The OA is E

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:11 pm
swerve wrote:Is the tallest child in Class A taller than tallest child in Class B?

1) The range of the heights of the children in Class A is greater than the range of the heights of the children in Class B.
2) The shortest child in Class A is shorter than the shorter child in Class B.

The OA is E

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Target question: Is the tallest child in Class A is taller than tallest child in Class B?
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Statements 1 and 2 COMBINED
There are several scenarios that satisfy BOTH statements. Here are two:
Case a: Class A heights = {1, 50} and Class B heights = {2, 40}. In this case, the answer to the target question is YES, the tallest child in Class A IS taller than tallest child in Class B?
Case b: Class A heights = {1, 50} and Class B heights = {40, 60}. In this case, the answer to the target question is NO, the tallest child in Class A is NOT taller than tallest child in Class B?
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, the combined statements are NOT SUFFICIENT

Answer: E

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