Question:
What is the value of \(b\) ?- \(2a-b=3\)
- \(a=b-(1-a)\)
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:
What is the value of \(b\) ?
- \(2a-b=3\)
- \(a=b-(1-a)\)
Updated On: Oct 4, 2024
- Statement I by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not.
- Statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I by itself is not.
- Statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the question, even though neither statement by itself is sufficient.
- Either statement by itself is sufficient to answer the question.
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Statement I : \(2a-b=3\), There are no specific values of \(a\) and \(b\).
Hence, Statement I alone is not sufficient.
Statement II : \(a=b-(1-a)\)
\(⇒ a = b-1+a\)
\(⇒ b=1\)
Hence, Statement II alone is sufficient to find the value of .
So, the correct option is (B): If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I by itself is not.
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