Question

A list contains 11 consecutive integers. What is the greatest integer on the list?

1. If $x$ is the smallest integer on the list, then $(x+72)^{\frac 13}=4$.
2. If $x$ is the smallest integer on the list, then $64=x^{-2}$.

This questions has a problem and two statements, number I and II. Decide if the information given in the statement is sufficient for answering the problem. Mark the answer:

• A. Statement I by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not.
• B. Statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I by itself is not.
• C. Statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the question, even though neither statement by itself is sufficient.
• D. Either statement by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Statement I by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not.

Answer 2

The correct option is (A): statement I by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not.