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A

a = xyz
b = pqr
c = mno

St1: y = q+n that means q+n is less than equal to 9. This is true only when (r+o) is also less than equal to 9. To keep a,b,c 3 digit numbers (p+m) must be less than 9 hence x = p+m: SUFF

St2: z = r +o means r+o will be than equal to 9. But this does not guarantee q+n less than 9. If q+n is greater than 9 then p+m will not be equal to x otherwise it will be equal.: INSUFF


So to illustrate we can give for

ST 1 the following example
b=222
+c= 333
_________
a=555

the hundreds digit of a is equal to the sum of b and c hundreds digits When ten digit of a is equal to the sum of b and c ten digit

Another example could be a = 664 b= 230
c=434

FOR st 2 WE could use this example :b= 390 + c=110 = 500

am I right ?

Thanks for your great explanation


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A

a = xyz
b = pqr
c = mno

St1: y = q+n that means q+n is less than equal to 9. This is true only when (r+o) is also less than equal to 9. To keep a,b,c 3 digit numbers (p+m) must be less than 9 hence x = p+m: SUFF

St2: z = r +o means r+o will be than equal to 9. But this does not guarantee q+n less than 9. If q+n is greater than 9 then p+m will not be equal to x otherwise it will be equal.: INSUFF


So to illustrate we can give for

ST 1 the following example
b=222
+c= 333
_________
a=555

the hundreds digit of a is equal to the sum of b and c hundreds digits When ten digit of a is equal to the sum of b and c ten digit

Another example could be a = 664 b= 230
c=434

FOR st 2 WE could use this example :b= 390 + c=110 = 500

am I right ?

Thanks for your great explanation


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So to illustrate we can give for

ST 1 the following example
b=222
+c= 333
_________
a=555

the hundreds digit of a is equal to the sum of b and c hundreds digits When ten digit of a is equal to the sum of b and c ten digit

Another example could be a = 664 b= 230
c=434

FOR st 2 WE could use this example :b= 390 + c=110 = 500

am I right ?

Thanks for your great explanation
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3 digit num a --> xyz
b --> def
c --> pqr
a = b + c


I means that there is no carry over from the units digit to the hundred's digit while adding b and c but this is not sufficient since there can be a carry over from the ten's digit to make a = b+c. So I alone is not sufficient.


for II alone

if y = e + q this means e+q <=9 and each of e and q are also less than 9, so there is no carryover from the ten's digit to the hundered's digit

(but there could be a carry over from the units digit that is carried over to the tens digit which is then carried over to the hundreds digit to give a = b+c ? ...i think that cannot happen since then that would mean that y = e + q + 1 as well for a = b+c)

so II alone is sufficient...

so B ?



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