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In a certain code language, what is the code for the word 'water'? Statement I: In that language 'water is cold' is written as 'ta ka na'. Statement II: In that language 'cold is good' is written as 'ka na sa'.

Competition practiceData Sufficiency
  • ABoth statements together are needed (neither alone is sufficient)
  • BStatement II alone is sufficient but Statement I alone is not
  • CEither statement alone is sufficient
  • DStatement I alone is sufficient but Statement II alone is not

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The two phrases share the words 'cold' and 'is', which map to the shared codes 'ka' and 'na'; the leftover code 'ta' in statement I must be 'water'. Neither statement alone isolates it.
Answer: A) Both statements together are needed (neither alone is sufficient)

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