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Cheat Sheets - Data Sufficiency

This document provides an overview of data sufficiency problems and how to approach them. It explains that the goal is to determine which statements would be sufficient to answer the question, not necessarily to answer the question directly. It then reviews the standard structure of data sufficiency problems and some precautions, followed by examples of different types of questions and a step-by-step process for solving problems. Finally, it includes sample problems and their solutions.

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Cheat Sheets - Data Sufficiency

This document provides an overview of data sufficiency problems and how to approach them. It explains that the goal is to determine which statements would be sufficient to answer the question, not necessarily to answer the question directly. It then reviews the standard structure of data sufficiency problems and some precautions, followed by examples of different types of questions and a step-by-step process for solving problems. Finally, it includes sample problems and their solutions.

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Cheat Sheets – Data Sufficiency

The real task is not to answer the question asked, but to determine which of the given statements would be
sufficient to answer the question.
Following is the standard structure of a DS problem:

Default data:
Question.
Options:
a) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
b) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
c) Either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.
d) Both the statements are sufficient to answer the question but neither statement alone is not sufficient.
e) Both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the questions.

Precautions:

● Some problems may not have default data.


● Sometimes the answer options may be ordered or worded differently.
● No assumptions must be made with respect to any missing information.
● With variables, it is wiser to assign values to the variables based on the information provided.

Question Types:
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1. Yes or No:
Example: Is James the tallest person in the queue?
Definite Answer: In all cases “Yes” | In all cases “No”.
Uncertain Answer: In some cases “Yes”, in other cases “No”.

2. True or False:
Example: James is the tallest person in the queue.
Definite Answer: In all cases “True” | In all cases “False”.
Uncertain Answer: In some cases “True”, in other cases “False”.

3. Value based:
Example: Who is the tallest person in the queue?
Definite Answer: In all cases “James” | In all cases “Brittany”.
Uncertain Answer: In some cases “James”, in other cases “Brittany”.

Steps:
1. Make a note of the default data in a common space.
2. Consider Statement 1 alone. Check for a definite answer.
3. Consider Statement 2 alone. Check for a definite answer.

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4. Consider both statements, if individually they are not sufficient to answer the question. Check for a
definite answer.
5. If variables are involved, plug in different values to get a definite answer.

PRACTICE EXCERCISE
For the following questions, consider the following answer options.

a) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.


b) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
c) Either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.
d) Both the statements are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is not
sufficient.
e) Both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question.

1. Will it be a Wednesday tomorrow?


(I) This Wednesday is a holiday.
(II) It is not Tuesday today.

2. In a class of 120 students, how many girls got a distinction?


(I) 20 boys in the class scored a distinction.
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DM5IL9NRVC(II) 25% of the students in the class scored a distinction.

3. What is the present age of Ashok?


(I) Ashok was married in his 25th year.
(II) Ashok was a central government employee and retired in 1998 after turning 60 years old.

4. Who is the heaviest among four friends A, B, C and D.?


(I) B is heavier than A but lighter than D
(II) C is lighter than B

5. On planet X, what day did 14th February fall on?


(I) 10th January was a Monday.
(II) 15th Feb was not a Friday.

SOLUTIONS:
1. Option B
Statement I alone does not talk about tomorrow.
Statement II states that today is not Tuesday, which means tomorrow cannot be Wednesday.

2. Option D
Statement I: BD = 20; This does not help determining GD.

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Statement II: TD = 25% of 120 = 30; This does not help determining G D.
Combination: TD = BD + GD; GD = TD - BD = 30 – 20 = 10;

3. Option E
Statement I does not give any information about his current age.
Statement II states that Ashok was 60 years old in 1998. However, unless we know what the current
year is according to the question, it is not possible to answer.

4. Option D.
Statement I: D > B > A; Not sufficient unless information about C is provided.
Statement II: B > C; Not sufficient unless information about A and D is provided.
Combination: There are two possible arrangements here: D > B > C > A and D > B > A > C; in both the
arrangements, D is the heaviest.
Both the statements together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is
not sufficient.

5. Option E
The question starts with “planet X”, which means people on that planet may not follow the same
traditions as us.
Statement I: Unless we know how many days a week and a month have, and the names of the days
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Statement I is not sufficient.

Statement II: Unless we know how many days a week and a month have, and the names of the days
and months, and their order, it is not possible to answer this question.
Statement II is not sufficient.

Combination: Unless we know how many days a week and a month have, and the names of the days
and months, and their order, it is not possible to answer this question.

Both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the questions.

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