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Data Interpretation Question on Statements and Inferences

A bag contains 15 balls of the same size. Each ball is of a single colour, white, red or blue. How many red balls are there in the bag?
Statement 1: The probability of drawing a red ball is the same as that of drawing a blue ball
Statement 2: The probability of randomly drawing a white ball from the bag is 20%

A

statement (1) alone is sufficient to answer the question

B

statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question

C

both the statements together are needed to answer the question

D

statement (1) alone or statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question

E

neither statement (1) nor statement (2) suffices to answer the question

Answer

both the statements together are needed to answer the question

Explanation

Solution

The correct option is (C): both the statements together are needed to answer the question