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Data Sufficiency Butler: June 2025
June 23	DS 1	DS 2

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DS 1

How much water is needed in the mixture used by a baker to prepare the dough for a wedding cake?

(1) 50 guests are expected to be present at the wedding.

(2) The amount of dough needed is 20 kilograms, and the dough is composed of water, flour, and yeast in the proportions 3:7:2 by weight, respectively.
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DS 2

If cookies are put in a jar and the jars of cookies are packed in a carton box, how many cookies does one carton box contain?

(1) Every carton box is filed to half its volume.
(2) Twenty cookies are put in each jar, and 12 jars are put in each carton box

There are t taps numbered 1, 2 and so on till t, each of
which can fill a cistern. The rate of filling of the nth tap
is such that it is equal to twice that of all the taps from
1 to (n-1) put together. If the 18th tap can fill the empty
cistern in 2 minutes, then find the time in which the
15th tap alone can fill the empty cistern.

Critical Reasoning Butler: June 2025
June 23	CR 1	CR 2

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CR 1

Company X sold more products last year than it ever had before. However, Company X’s profit last year was smaller than ever before.

Which of the following, if true, would most contribute to an explanation of the facts above?

A. The prices of the products sold by Company X last year were higher than ever before.

B. A new company, Company Y, entered the market and became a competitor of Company X.

C. Two years ago, Company X’s profit was double its profit from last year.

D. Last year, the expenses of Company X were much higher than ever before.

E. Two years ago, Company X sold fewer products than it did last year.

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CR 2

Consuming gluten, a protein composite found in foods processed from wheat and related grains, causes allergic reactions in some adults. Medical records indicate that the percentage of adults in our country who have seen a doctor for gluten allergies has increased significantly in the last four years. Either our adults have been exposed to more glutens, or they have developed a greater sensitivity to them.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A. The number of doctors specializing in nutrition in our country has not decreased over the past four years.

B. Adults who are allergic to gluten are no more likely than other adults to have allergies to other food ingredients.

C. Adults who have allergic reactions to gluten are not more likely to be see a doctor for treatment now than they were four years ago.

D. In our country, either more gluten has been introduced into foods artificially, or adults have eaten more food naturally containing gluten.

E. The percentage of the population in our country of adult age has not changed relative to four years ago.

is 2/17 is the time for the 15th tap alone?

NO.. IT IS 54 MINS

*pavanhra writes:*
Grace has enough money to buy 45 bricks. If the bricks each cost 10 cents less, Grace could buy 5 more bricks. How much money does Grace have to spend on bricks?

A. $100
B. $50
C. $45
D. $40
E. $30

This question i have approached like this X/(y-.10) - X / y = 5. Is this the correct way?