A boy purchased a few apples and a few oranges from a shop. What is th

St-1 itself is insufficient.
St-2 itself is insufficient.


Combining 1 and 2- We get 3 scenarios.

1 Apple, & 11 Oranges.
3 Apples, & 6 Oranges.
5 Apples, & 1 Oranges.

Since the question is asking for the probability of the greater number of apples. Only 1 condition satisfies. So we can get the probability. The answer is C.

This single equation is not enough. There are three possibilities-

1 A , 11 O
3 A , 6 O
5 A , 1 O

Since there is a single possibility of buying more apples than oranges, so both the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

C.

(1) Does not tell us anything about the quantity of apples or oranges (Insufficient)
(2) Does not tell us anything about the cost of each apple or orange (Insufficient)

(1) + (2)
Only three possibilities :
Number of apples * Cost of one apple + Number of oranges * Cost of one orange = 27
a. 5 * 5 + 1 * 2 = 27
b 3 * 5 + 6 * 2 = 27
c. 1 * 5 + 11 * 2 =27

Hence probability that number of apples will be more than number of oranges is 1/3

Ans. C

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