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Pam and Ed

by naaga » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:26 am
. Pam and Ed are in a line to purchase tickets. How many people are in the line?
(1) There are 20 people behind Pam and 20 people in front of Ed.
(2) There are 5 people between Pam and Ed.


OA is E



I go with C
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Re: Pam and Ed

by x2suresh » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:52 am
naaga wrote:. Pam and Ed are in a line to purchase tickets. How many people are in the line?
(1) There are 20 people behind Pam and 20 people in front of Ed.
(2) There are 5 people between Pam and Ed.


OA is E



I go with C
We don't the position of P and E

case1:

20+ P ..5... E +20

--> 47 people

case2:

15+ E ..5...P +15

--> 37 people



E is the answer.
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by Uri » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:56 pm
if you don't know who between Ed and Pam is at the front, you can not arrive at a solution even if you combine both the statements.
hence, (E)
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ok

by naaga » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:55 pm
ok ok I got it.... thanks alot buddy
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