The following data sufficiency problems consist of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and (2), in which certain data are given. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. Using the data given in the statements plus your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of counterclockwise), you must indicate whether.
In the figure above, is AB>BC ?()(Note: Figure not necessarily drawn to scale.)
(1) AB>CD
(2) (AD-AB)>(AD-BC)
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
参考答案:B
解析:
Statement (1) tells us nothing about the relationship of AB to BC, so the answer cannot be A or D. Statement (2), however, tells us that AB must be a smaller number than BC. This gives us sufficient information to answer the question in the negative, so the answer is B. Note that it does not matter whether the answer to a Data Sufficiency question is yes or no; it only matters that you have sufficient data to answer the question.