Ruths age is two-thirds of Chriss age. How old is Chris? (1) Two years ago Ruth was half the age Chris is today. (2) Four and a half years from now Ruth will be seven eights of Chriss age.
A.
Statement (1) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) by itself is not.
B.
Statement (2) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) by itself is not.
C.
Statements (1) and (2) 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.
E.
Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question, requiring more data pertaining to the problem.
Suggested Answer:D🗳️
From the question we know that R (Ruth) = (Chris). Thats one equation with two variables; we need one more equation to solve the problem. Both statements are suitable equations and thus the answer is (d).
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