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1340 - Data Sufficiency

Data Sufficiency MCQ No. : 49660

In a survey of retailers, what percent had purchased computers for business purposes?

(1) 85 percent of the retailers surveyed who owned their own store had purchased computers for business purposes.

(2) 40 percent of the retailers surveyed owned their own store.

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Correct Answer: E

Explanation:

Arithmetic Percents

  • (1) With only this, it cannot be known what percent of the retailers not owning their own store had purchased computers, and so it cannot be known how many retailers purchased computers overall; NOT sufficient.
  • (2) While this permits the percent of owners and non owners in the survey to be deduced, the overall percent of retailers who had purchased computers cannot be determined;NOT sufficient.

Using the information from both (1) and (2), the percent of surveyed owner-retailers who had purchased computers can be deduced, and the percent of non owner-retailers can also be deduced. However, the information that would permit a determination of either the percent of non owner-retailers who had purchased computers or the overall percent of all retailers (both owners and non owners) who had purchased computers is still not provided.

The correct answer is E; both statements together are still not sufficient.

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