CAT DILR Questions | CAT Data Sufficiency questions

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Directions for Questions: These questions are based on the information given below

Each question is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer each question using the following instructions :

Choose (a), if the question can be answered by using one of the statement alone but not by using the other statement alone.

Choose (b), if the question can be answered by using either of the statement alone.

Choose (c), if the question can be answered by using both statements together but not by either statement alone.

Choose (d), if the question cannot be answered on the basis of the two statements

CAT/2004

Question . 15

Nandini paid for an article using currency notes of denomination Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, and Rs. 10 using at least one note of each denomination. The total number of five and ten rupee notes used was one more than the total number of one and two rupee notes used. What was the price of the article?

A : Nandini used a total of 13 currency notes.

B : The price of the article was a multiple of Rs. 10.

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Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT DILR Question from Data Sufficiency question

(d) For 13 notes, we can not find the no. of Rs. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5 & Rs. 10 notes individually. Even after combining with B statement, we can get various combinations of the given currency notes.