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The following question consists of two statements I and II are given below. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

What is the average of the best and worst score out of 8 tests taken by a student?

I. The average of all 8 tests is 84%.

II. After dropping the best and worst grade, the average of remaining 6 tests is 86%

(a) The data in statement I alone was sufficient to the answer the question while II alone not sufficient to the answer the question.

(b) Data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the questions.

(c) The data in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the questions.

(d) The data in both statements I and II are sufficient to answer the question.


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The following question consists of two statements I and II are given below. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

What is the average of the best and worst score out of 8 tests taken by a student?

I. The average of all 8 tests is 84%.

II. After dropping the best and worst grade, the average of remaining 6 tests is 86%

(a) The data in statement I alone was sufficient to the answer the question while II alone not sufficient to the answer the question.

(b) Data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the questions.

(c) The data in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the questions.

(d) The data in both statements I and II are sufficient to answer the question.

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Answer Key : (d) -

I. gives, sum of 8 scores = 84

II. gives, sum of remaining 6 scores = 86

From  we have:

Sum of best and worst scores =

∴ average of best and worst scores

So, both I and II together give the answer.



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The following question consists of two statements I and II are given below. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Sapna’s marks Geography are 16 more than the average marks obtained by her in Mathematics, Science, English and Hindi. What are her marks in Geography?

I. The maximum marks in each subject were 100.

II. The total marks obtained by her in Mathematics, Science, English and Hindi were 250.

(a) The data in statement I alone was sufficient to the answer the question while II alone not sufficient to the answer the question.

(b) Data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the questions.                    

(c) The data in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the questions.           

(d) The data in both statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.


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