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In which direction is Y from starting point X? Statement I: A man walked from X 4 km east and then 4 km north to reach Y. Statement II: Y is exactly 4 km away from X. Which statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer?

Competition practiceData Sufficiency
  • AEither statement alone is sufficient
  • BStatement I alone is sufficient but Statement II alone is not
  • CStatement II alone is sufficient but Statement I alone is not
  • DBoth statements together are needed (neither alone is sufficient)

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Statement I (east then north) places Y to the north-east of X. Statement II gives only a distance with no direction, so it cannot fix the bearing.
Answer: B) Statement I alone is sufficient but Statement II alone is not

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