If I am interpreting Statement 2 correctly, this question is invalid.
Jerry has 6 bags, weighing 25 pounds each, for 150 pounds total. Does he make more than 3 trips?
Statement 1: Since Jerry can carry 50 pounds, he can carry 2 bags at a time if he wants to. So, he could make it in three trips: 2, 2, 2. Or, he could take it easy and make it in more than 3 (for example: 2, 1, 1, 1, 1). Insufficient.
Statement 2: I think what this means is that he must carry a different number on each trip. The wording is not totally clear. Assuming that is the case, the only way he can carry 6 bags inside without carrying the same number on any trip is to carry 1, 2, and 3. So this means he must take exactly three trips. Sufficient.
But, the conclusion in Statement 2 is in violation of Statement 1, because Statement 1 says that he CANNOT carry three bags at once.
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