CAT DILR Questions | CAT Data Sufficiency questions
Comprehension
Directions for Questions : These questions are based on the information given below
Each item is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer each questions using the following instructions.
Choose (a) if the question can be answered by one of the statements alone and not by the other.
Choose (b) if the questions can be answered by using either statement alone.
Choose (c) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.
Choose (d) if the question cannot be answered even by using both statements together
CAT/2001
Question . 43
On a given day a boat ferried 1500 passengers across the river in twelve hours. How many round trips did it make?
A. The boat can carry two hundred passengers at any time
B. It takes 40 minutes each way and 20 minutes of waiting time at each terminal
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT DILR Question from Data Sufficiency question
(a) (A) The boat can carry 200 passenger of any time, but we don’t how many did it carry for trips. So (I) can’t tell about number of trips
(B) Statement II gives the number of trips Say X trips for each trip time = 80 + 40 = 120 min So, boat makes 6 trips