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(1) After remove 15 candies, there are 60-15=45 total candies left. \(\frac{Orange}{Red}\) = \(\frac{2}{1}\) => Red candies = 15, orange candies = 30 => Sufficient

(2) x denotes the number of red candies. Ratio: \(\frac{Red}{Removed}\) = \(\frac{2}{5}\) => \(\frac{x}{15}\) = \(\frac{2}{5}\) => x = 6 => Sufficient

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(1) After remove 15 candies, there are 60-15=45 total candies left. \(\frac{Orange}{Red}\) = \(\frac{2}{1}\) => Red candies = 15, orange candies = 30 => Sufficient

(2) x denotes the number of red candies. Ratio: \(\frac{Red}{Removed}\) = \(\frac{2}{5}\) => \(\frac{x}{15}\) = \(\frac{2}{5}\) => x = 6 => Sufficient

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In DS question type, your job is to determine whether you can answer the question using the information given. You look at statement (1) first then ask yourself whether it's enough to answer the question. Then you look at statement (2) and ask yourself the same. 2 statements can give you different answers as long as it's correct.
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Question is flawed because (2) gives us #red=6 whereas the minimum of #red is: 24-15=9

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