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On January 1st, Olivia deposited a certain amount of money into Bank A, and Ethan deposited a certain amount of money into Bank B. Both accounts earn simple annual interest. If after the initial deposits, no withdrawals or additional deposits were made, did Olivia deposit more money than Ethan?

(1) After one year, the amount of interest Olivia earned on her deposit was 20% greater than the amount of interest Ethan earned on his deposit.

(2) Bank A offers a simple annual interest rate of 5%, and Bank B offers a simple annual interest rate of 4%.

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Let amount deposited by Olivia into Bank A be P. Rate of interest be ra.

Let the amount deposited by Ethan into Bank B be D. Rate of interest be rb.

We need to find: Is P > D ?

Statement 1:

(1) After one year, the amount of interest Olivia earned on her deposit was 20% greater than the amount of interest Ethan earned on his deposit.

Interest earned by Olivia = (120/100)* Interest earned by Ethan.

P* ra = (120/100)* D *rb

since, we don’t know P,D, ra or rb. insufficient

Statement 2:

(2) Bank A offers a simple annual interest rate of 5%, and Bank B offers a simple annual interest rate of 4%.

P*5% compared with D*4%. Since, we don’t know P and D. Insufficient

Combining both Statements 1 and 2, we get

P* 5% = (120/100)* D *4%

P/D = 24/25

The amount invested by Olivia is less than the Amount invested by Ethan.

P: D = 24:25.

Hence, Sufficient

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(1) Not sufficient.
(2) Not sufficient.
(1)+(2) Sufficient Olivia deposited less than Ethan.
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