abhirup1711 wrote:A bag has jelly beans of red, blue, green and yellow colours. How many pairs of matching colored beans are there in the bag?
1.There are as many blue beans as there are red beans
2.The bag contains 15 jelly beans.
Target question:
How many pairs of matching colored beans are there in the bag?
Statement 1: There are as many blue beans as there are red beans
There are several scenarios that meet this condition. Here are two:
Case a: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green and 12 yellow, in which case
there are 6 pairs
Case b: 2 red, 2 blue, 2 green and 9 yellow, in which case
there are 7 pairs
Since we cannot answer the
target question with certainty, statement 1 is NOT SUFFICIENT
Statement 2: The bag contains 15 jelly beans.
There are several scenarios that meet this condition. Here are two:
Case a: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green and 12 yellow, in which case
there are 6 pairs
Case b: 2 red, 2 blue, 2 green and 9 yellow, in which case
there are 7 pairs
Since we cannot answer the
target question with certainty, statement 2 is NOT SUFFICIENT
Statements 1 and 2 combined:
There are several scenarios that meet both conditions. Here are two:
Case a: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green and 12 yellow, in which case
there are 6 pairs
Case b: 2 red, 2 blue, 2 green and 9 yellow, in which case
there are 7 pairs
Since we cannot answer the
target question with certainty, the combined statements are NOT SUFFICIENT
Answer =
E
Cheers,
Brent
