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Lee has three separate savings accounts. What is the total amount of money in the three accounts?
(1) The total amount of money in any two of the accounts is $8,000.
(2) At least one of the accounts contains $4,000.
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Statement 1(1) The total amount of money in any two of the accounts is $8,000.As the total money in any of the two accounts is 8000, we can infer that each account consists of exactly $4000.
Hence, the total amount of money in the three accounts = 4000 * 3 = $12,000
This statement alone is sufficient. We can eliminate B, C, and E.
Statement 2(2) At least one of the accounts contains $4,000.While we know that at least one of the accounts contains $4,000, we don't know the amount of money in the other two accounts.
Assume that each account consists of $4000, the total amount of money in the three accounts = 4000 * 3 = $12,000.
However, if the other two accounts consist of a combined amount of $1000, the total amount of money in the three accounts = $5,000.
As we are getting multiple possibilities, Statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Option A