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In a certain code language, what is the code for the word 'water'? Statement I: In that language 'drink cold water' is coded as 'pa lo mi'. Statement II: In that language 'water is pure' is coded as 'mi ta ka'. Which statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question?

Competition practiceData Sufficiency
  • AStatement I alone is sufficient but Statement II alone is not
  • BBoth statements together are needed (neither alone is sufficient)
  • CStatement II alone is sufficient but Statement I alone is not
  • DEither statement alone is sufficient

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Neither three-word phrase alone isolates 'water'. The only word common to both phrases is 'water', and the only common code is 'mi', so together water = mi.
Answer: B) Both statements together are needed (neither alone is sufficient)

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