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­For a new project, an organization is creating a three-member team from among its employees. Selection of members for the team conforms to exactly two rules: no selected member can be working on more than one other project at the time of selection, and at least one of the selected members must have an MBA degree. The organization has selected Paula and Quincy for the team. Neither of these will be replaced before the third member is selected. The organization is about to make the third selection. If the organization adheres to the selection rules for committee membership, is it possible that Rubin will be selected for the team?

(1) Quincy has an MBA degree, and Rubin is currently working on only one other project.

(2) Rubin is one of only two employees in the organization who have an MBA degree.
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In my opinion, this is a bad question.

The question stem asks "is it possible Rubin will be selected for the team."

So literally any statement could be sufficient. Me saying "My car is red" would be sufficient because technically it still gives us an answer to the question since technically it still is possible that Rubin can be selected. So the answer would be "Yes. It is possible." Not knowing one of the conditions simply makes it unknown, but it is still a possability... hence still being sufficient. Note that deeming Rubin impossible to be selected would also be sufficient as it would let us know that it is not possible or "No. It is impossible." Therefore, this question is flawed in my opinion since both statements are sufficient, not because of anything unique to their statements, but because it is impossible to not be sufficient for the question stem.­
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Thanks for the explanation, Chetan!

I still think the answer should be D, since it is quite *possible*, that Rubin only works on <= 1 other project. Whether it actually happens or not, we would not know from the question, however, is it still possible that she be selected while the organisation adheres to the selection criterion? I think yes.
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­For a new project, an organization is creating a three-member team from among its employees. Selection of members for the team conforms to exactly two rules: no selected member can be working on more than one other project at the time of selection, and at least one of the selected members must have an MBA degree. The organization has selected Paula and Quincy for the team. Neither of these will be replaced before the third member is selected. The organization is about to make the third selection. If the organization adheres to the selection rules for committee membership, is it possible that Rubin will be selected for the team?

(1) Quincy has an MBA degree, and Rubin is currently working on only one other project.

(2) Rubin is one of only two employees in the organization who have an MBA degree.
Although word possible makes the question a bit problematic­, I would address the question of Its_me_aka_ak and Sandesh013

The requirements for the team on basis of which we have to answer are
(A) None should be working for on more than one other project.....All have to meet this condition.
(B) At least one should have a MBA degree......Only one requires to meet the condition.

(1) Quincy has an MBA degree, and Rubin is currently working on only one other project.
Thus, Quincy ensures condition B is met, so if Rubin is not working on more than one project, he can be selected.
Further, we know that Rubin meets the necessary condition and satisfies condtion A, so can be selected.
Sufficient

(2) Rubin is one of only two employees in the organization who have an MBA degree.
So, Rubin satisfies one of the condition B, but we do not know the necessary condition A.
If Rubin is working on more than one project, the answer is no. But if Rubin is working on exactly one project or none, the answer is yes.
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You're misinterpreting the question. The phrase "is it possible that Rubin will be selected" means whether Rubin is eligible to be selected. For a statement to be sufficient, we need a definite yes or a definite no.

Statement (2) tells us that Rubin has an MBA, which satisfies the second condition. But we don’t know how many other projects he is working on. If he is on one or zero, he is eligible. If he is on more than one, he is not. Since both are possible, we don’t get a definite answer, so the statement is not sufficient.
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­For a new project, an organization is creating a three-member team from among its employees. Selection of members for the team conforms to exactly two rules: no selected member can be working on more than one other project at the time of selection, and at least one of the selected members must have an MBA degree. The organization has selected Paula and Quincy for the team. Neither of these will be replaced before the third member is selected. The organization is about to make the third selection. If the organization adheres to the selection rules for committee membership, is it possible that Rubin will be selected for the team?

(1) Quincy has an MBA degree, and Rubin is currently working on only one other project.

(2) Rubin is one of only two employees in the organization who have an MBA degree.
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Although word possible makes the question a bit problematic­, I would address the question of Its_me_aka_ak and Sandesh013

The requirements for the team on basis of which we have to answer are
(A) None should be working for on more than one other project.....All have to meet this condition.
(B) At least one should have a MBA degree......Only one requires to meet the condition.

(1) Quincy has an MBA degree, and Rubin is currently working on only one other project.
Thus, Quincy ensures condition B is met, so if Rubin is not working on more than one project, he can be selected.
Further, we know that Rubin meets the necessary condition and satisfies condtion A, so can be selected.
Sufficient

(2) Rubin is one of only two employees in the organization who have an MBA degree.
So, Rubin satisfies one of the condition B, but we do not know the necessary condition A.
If Rubin is working on more than one project, the answer is no. But if Rubin is working on exactly one project or none, the answer is yes.
Insufficient


A
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Thanks for the explanation, Chetan!

I still think the answer should be D, since it is quite *possible*, that Rubin only works on <= 1 other project. Whether it actually happens or not, we would not know from the question, however, is it still possible that she be selected while the organisation adheres to the selection criterion? I think yes.
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­For a new project, an organization is creating a three-member team from among its employees. Selection of members for the team conforms to exactly two rules: no selected member can be working on more than one other project at the time of selection, and at least one of the selected members must have an MBA degree. The organization has selected Paula and Quincy for the team. Neither of these will be replaced before the third member is selected. The organization is about to make the third selection. If the organization adheres to the selection rules for committee membership, is it possible that Rubin will be selected for the team?

(1) Quincy has an MBA degree, and Rubin is currently working on only one other project.

(2) Rubin is one of only two employees in the organization who have an MBA degree.
Although word possible makes the question a bit problematic­, I would address the question of Its_me_aka_ak and Sandesh013

The requirements for the team on basis of which we have to answer are
(A) None should be working for on more than one other project.....All have to meet this condition.
(B) At least one should have a MBA degree......Only one requires to meet the condition.

(1) Quincy has an MBA degree, and Rubin is currently working on only one other project.
Thus, Quincy ensures condition B is met, so if Rubin is not working on more than one project, he can be selected.
Further, we know that Rubin meets the necessary condition and satisfies condtion A, so can be selected.
Sufficient

(2) Rubin is one of only two employees in the organization who have an MBA degree.
So, Rubin satisfies one of the condition B, but we do not know the necessary condition A.
If Rubin is working on more than one project, the answer is no. But if Rubin is working on exactly one project or none, the answer is yes.
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Thank you, this makes much more sense.
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Thanks for the explanation, Chetan!

I still think the answer should be D, since it is quite *possible*, that Rubin only works on <= 1 other project. Whether it actually happens or not, we would not know from the question, however, is it still possible that she be selected while the organisation adheres to the selection criterion? I think yes.

You're misinterpreting the question. The phrase "is it possible that Rubin will be selected" means whether Rubin is eligible to be selected. For a statement to be sufficient, we need a definite yes or a definite no.

Statement (2) tells us that Rubin has an MBA, which satisfies the second condition. But we don’t know how many other projects he is working on. If he is on one or zero, he is eligible. If he is on more than one, he is not. Since both are possible, we don’t get a definite answer, so the statement is not sufficient.
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In my opinion, this is a bad question.

The question stem asks "is it possible Rubin will be selected for the team."

So literally any statement could be sufficient. Me saying "My car is red" would be sufficient because technically it still gives us an answer to the question since technically it still is possible that Rubin can be selected. So the answer would be "Yes. It is possible." Not knowing one of the conditions simply makes it unknown, but it is still a possability... hence still being sufficient. Note that deeming Rubin impossible to be selected would also be sufficient as it would let us know that it is not possible or "No. It is impossible." Therefore, this question is flawed in my opinion since both statements are sufficient, not because of anything unique to their statements, but because it is impossible to not be sufficient for the question stem.­
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We need answer whether Rubin can possibly be selected as the third member.

Rules for the 3-person team:

Each selected member must be working on no more than one other project.
At least one selected member must have an MBA.

Already selected: Paula and Quincy. They will stay.

Question: Can Rubin be the third member?

Statement (1)

Quincy has an MBA degree, and Rubin is currently working on only one other project.

Rubin satisfies the project rule because he is working on only one other project.

The MBA rule is also satisfied because Quincy already has an MBA.

So yes, Rubin can be selected.

Statement (1) is sufficient.

Statement (2)

Rubin is one of only two employees in the organization who have an MBA degree.

This tells us Rubin has an MBA.

But we do not know whether Rubin is working on more than one other project.

If Rubin is working on 0 or 1 other project, he can be selected.

If Rubin is working on 2 or more other projects, he cannot be selected.

So Statement (2) is not sufficient.

Answer: A

Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but Statement (2) alone is not.
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