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Nice question.. Thanks for the answer Bunuel...

I tht it was D till i read your explanation of why statement 2 is not sufficient..

I hadnt considered the possibility with C all the way to the left..
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AC= 5, BC = 20

Stmt 1: AB = 25; From the properties of number line, C must be between A and B (does not matter on which side in the line). Sufficient

Stmt 2: A lies to the left of B; C could be between A and B or it could be left to A making AC=5, AB = 15 and BC = 20. Insufficient.

Answer A.
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Good c-trap question.
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there are 4 ways this number line can be drawn

A-------5-------C-------------20--------------B

B----------------15----------------A-------5-------C

B---------------------20-----------------------C-----5-----A

C-----5-----A------------------15------------------B


from (1) only the 3rd line fulfils the criteria of AB = 25 and C is in between A and B. SUFFICIENT

(2) A is to the left of B in lines 1 and 4, we can't decide if C is in between A and B. INSUFFICIENT

hence A is the answer
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