Data Sufficiency Reading Book

CMAT 2021 · Logical Reasoning · Easy · Data Sufficiency

How many pages of the book Ram read on Monday? The book was read completely by Tuesday. Statement I: Ram read last 30 pages of the book on Tuesday Statement II: The book has 600 pages out of which half were read by Ram before Monday In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. A.

    Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to find the answer

  2. B.

    Data in Statement II is sufficient enough to find answer

  3. C.

    Data in Statements I and II together is not sufficient to find the answer

  4. D.

    Data in both the Statements is sufficient to find the answer

Answer

D

Explanation

From Statement II: Half read before Monday = 300 pages. Remaining pages for Monday & Tuesday = 300. From Statement I: Read 30 pages on Tuesday. Combining both: Pages read on Monday = 300−30=270300 - 30 = 270. Both statements together are sufficient.

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