How long would it take for ball moving in a straight line to travel 24

In this question its not clear whether we are asked to answer in terms of time (seconds, minutes etc) or in terms of 'number of rotations'. I would assume that we need to answer with 'time' and thus try to solve accordingly.

Statement 1 - ball completes 12 rotations in 1 m. So to cover 246 m, no of rotations required = 246 * 12 = 2952 rotations. But we don't know the speed of the ball or how many rotations the ball covers per unit time, so we cannot say anything about the time. Insufficient.

Statement 2 - if half trip can be covered in 1476 rotations, the full trip can be covered in 1476*2 = 2952 rotations. But we don't know the number of rotations per unit time, so we cannot answer. Insufficient.

Even after we combine, we get the same information - 2952 rotations, but nothing about the speed of the ball. Insufficient.
Answer is E.

(Please note that if in the first statement, we change the word 'meter' to 'minute', then we can solve using both statements. Then answer would be C)