Question

Find the cost of a pen. (i) the total cost of 99 pens, 37 pencils, 85 erasers and 19 chocolates is $1344. (ii) the total cost of 74 pencils, 38 chocolates, 98 pens and 174 erasers is $1688. a. if statement i alone is sufficient but statement ii alone is not ufficient. b.if statement ii alone is sufficient but statement i alone is not sufficient. c.if both statements i and ii together are sufficient but neither of statements alone is sufficient. d.if each statement alone is sufficient.

Answer 1

Statement (i) alone is not sufficient to find the cost of a pen. We need additional information from statement (ii) to determine the cost. Therefore, the answer is (b) if statement ii alone is sufficient but statement i alone is not sufficient.