How long would it take for ball moving in a straight line to travel 246 meters?
(1) The ball makes 12 complete rotations per meter.
(2) The ball completed half the trip in 1476 rotations
Now, let's look at each statement individually and then at both of them together (if required):
Statement 1: The ball makes 12 complete rotations per meter.
As the ball makes 12 rotations per meter, for travelling 246 meters, the ball would take 246*12 = 2952 rotations
However, this does not tell us anything about how long the ball will take to travel 246 meters. Thus, Statement 1 is insufficient alone.
Now, let's take a look at Statement 2 closely:
Statement 2: The ball completed half the trip in 1476 rotations
As the ball completed half the trip (246/2 = 123 meters) in 1476 rotations, entire trip (246 meters) will take 2*1476 rotations, i.e., 2952 rotations. This is the same information that we got in Statement 1.
Thus, Statement 2 is insufficient alone too.
As both the statements provide the same information and do not tell us anything about the time taken by the ball, both the statements together are not sufficient to determine the answer.
Hence, the correct answer is
Option (E) Neither statement alone nor together is sufficient.Hope this helps!