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but we know the method of any DS question is to individually look all the options and select accordingly...so here if I forget 1st option and then select 2nd option I say yes from this option I m able to get my answer...so why is not the answer 'D' rather than A..as both alone are at least giving me my answer.

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If 4 small boxes and 5 big boxes have the same weight as 11 small boxes and 2 big boxes, how much does a single small box weigh?

From the information provided: \(4s + 5b = 11s + 2b\), which simplifies to \(3b = 7s\). Our goal is to determine the value of \(s\).

(1) A big box weighs 1 kg more than a small box.

The above implies that \(b = s + 1\). Substituting for \(b\) in our equation, we get \(3(s + 1) = 7s\), which yields \(s = \frac{3}{4}\). Sufficient.

(2) The weight ratio of a small box to a big box is \(\frac{3}{7}\).

This gives \(\frac{s}{b} = \frac{3}{7}\), which leads to \(3b = 7s\), the same relationship we derived from the initial statement. Hence, this doesn't give additional information to determine the weight of a small box by itself. Not sufficient.


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but we know the method of any DS question is to individually look all the options and select accordingly...so here if I forget 1st option and then select 2nd option I say yes from this option I m able to get my answer...so why is not the answer 'D' rather than A..as both alone are at least giving me my answer.


How do you suggest to find s from (2)? It only repeats the same relation 3b = 7s that we already have from the stem, so it gives no additional information to solve for s on its own.
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