Question
Data Interpretation Question on Data Sufficiency
Each question is followed by two statements 'A' and 'B'. Mark your answer accordingly.
How many people in town K read neither Times of India nor the Indian Express?
A. Of the 2500 people in town K, 1000 read no newspaper.
B. Of the people in town K, 700 read the Times of India only and 600 read the Indian Express only.
Question can be answered with the help of statement 'A’ alone.
Question can be answeredwith the help of statement 'B’ alone.
Question can be answered with the help of both the statements together but not with the help of either statement alone.
Question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements taken together or separately.
Question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements taken together or separately.
Solution
The correct option is (D):
Explanation: Individually, each statement is insufficient because we do not have the total number of newspapers read by people in town K.
Both statements together are also not sufficient, as the whole set of newspapers is not defined.