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I don’t quite agree with the solution. When reading this solution, the following combination is possible: Only Debate = 36, Only Math = 36, and Both Math and Debate = 18. This way, the total number of Math students is still 54, and only Debate Students is 36, yet Total Math Students = Total Debate Students. This is a possible solution from 1) alone, and this is what makes it insufficient.
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I don’t quite agree with the solution. When reading this solution, the following combination is possible: Only Debate = 36, Only Math = 36, and Both Math and Debate = 18. This way, the total number of Math students is still 54, and only Debate Students is 36, yet Total Math Students = Total Debate Students. This is a possible solution from 1) alone, and this is what makes it insufficient.
You are wrong.

Your example violates statement (1): statement (1) says only Math = 54, not total Math = 54.

You used only Math = 36 and both = 18, so it does not satisfy statement (1).

Under statement (1), Debate total is only the remaining 36 students, while Math total is 54 + both, so Debate cannot be greater.
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are there more such quesitons?
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are there more such quesitons?

Check chapter 19: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gma ... .html#sets
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I like the solution - it’s helpful.
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