Target question: What is the perimeter of quadrilateral Q?VJesus12 wrote:What is the perimeter of quadrilateral Q?
(1) Q is a rectangle.
(2) The area of Q is 25.
If we recognize that each statement alone is not sufficient, we can jump straight to......
Statements 1 and 2 combined
There are several quadrilaterals satisfy BOTH statements. Here are two:
Case a: Q is a rectangle with width 1 and length 25. In this case, the perimeter of quadrilateral Q is 1 + 1 + 25 + 25 = 52
Case b: Q is a rectangle with width 5 and length 5. In this case, the perimeter of quadrilateral Q is 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, the combined statements are NOT SUFFICIENT
Answer: E
Cheers,
Brent
