Question : How many doctors are practising in this town ?
Statements :
I. There is one doctor per seven hundred residents.
II. There are 16 wards with each ward having as many doctors as the number of wards.
A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
From I, total number of doctors in town = (1/700 x N) , where N = total number of residents in town. But, the value of N is not known.From II, total number of doctors in town
= (Number of wards in town) x (Number of doctors in each ward)
= 16 x 16 = 256.
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