Questions: Is (p + q- r) greater than (p – q + r), where p, q and r are integers?
Statement-1: (p – q) is positive.
Statement-2: (p-r) is negative.
Statement-1: (p – q) is positive.
Statement-2: (p-r) is negative.
- A. The Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other Statement alone.
- B. The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone.
- C. The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone.
- D. The Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together.
Answer: C
Explanation
The question asks: Is (p + q – r) > (p – q + r)?
Simplifying this inequality: p + q – r > p – q + r => 2q > 2r => q > r. So, the question is equivalent to asking: Is q > r?
Statement 1: (p – q) is positive, which means p > q. This statement gives no information about the relationship between q and r. Thus, Statement 1 alone is not sufficient.
Statement 2: (p – r) is negative, which means p q. From Statement 2, p < r. Together, these imply q < p < r. From this combined information, we can definitively conclude that q r?’, and we found q < r, the answer is a definitive 'No'. Therefore, both statements together are necessary and sufficient to answer the question.