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In 2022, 8 percent of the cars produced in Delaria were produced in December. If in 2023, 7 percent of the cars produced in Delaria were produced in December, were more cars produced in Delaria in 2023 than in 2022?
(1) In each of the first eleven months of 2023, the number of cars produced in Delaria was at least 2 percent higher than the number produced in Delaria in the same month of 2022.
(2) The number of cars produced in Delaria in December 2023 was more than 88 percent of the number of cars produced in Delaria in December 2022.
(1) In each of the first eleven months of 2023, the number of cars produced in Delaria was at least 2 percent higher than the number produced in Delaria in the same month of 2022.
(2) The number of cars produced in Delaria in December 2023 was more than 88 percent of the number of cars produced in Delaria in December 2022.
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Let the number of cars produced in 2022 and 2023 be x and y respectively.
Cars produced in December 2022 = 8% x
Cars produced in December 2023 = 7% y
We need to find: Is y > x?
Statement 1:
In each of the first eleven months of 2023, the number of cars produced in Delaria was at least 2 percent higher than the number produced in Delaria in the same month of 2022.
First eleven months of 2023 >= 1.02 *(First Eleven months of 2022)
93% y >= 1.02 * (92% x)
y >= 1.009 x
So, y > x. Hence, Sufficient
Statement 2:
The number of cars produced in Delaria in December 2023 was more than 88 percent of the number of cars produced in Delaria in December 2022.
December 2023 > 88% * December 2022
7% y > 88% * (8%x)
y > 1.005x
So, y > x. Hence, Sufficient
Option D
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This is a beautiful DS question testing whether you can handle percentage-of-a-total logic without overcomplicating the algebra. The trap most people fall into: they try complicated inequalities when a clean variable assignment makes both statements very manageable.
Let the total cars produced in 2022 = x, and in 2023 = y.
Given: December 2022 = 8% of x = 0.08x. December 2023 = 7% of y = 0.07y.
Question: is y > x?
Key observation: December is a DIFFERENT share of the annual total in each year (8% vs 7%), so December numbers alone can't directly compare totals. You need the non-December months.
Statement (1): In each of the first 11 months of 2023, production was at least 2% higher than the same month in 2022
Non-December 2022 = 92% of x = 0.92x
Non-December 2023 ≥ 1.02 × 0.92x = 0.9384x
Total 2023 = Non-December 2023 + December 2023:
0.93y ≥ 0.9384x (since Non-December 2023 = y − 0.07y = 0.93y)
y ≥ (0.9384 / 0.93)x = 1.0097x > x ✓
y is definitely greater than x. Sufficient.
Statement (2): December 2023 production was more than 88% of December 2022 production
December 2023 > 0.88 × December 2022
0.07y > 0.88 × 0.08x
0.07y > 0.0704x
y > (0.0704 / 0.07)x = 1.00571x > x ✓
Again y is definitively greater than x. Sufficient.
Answer: D — each statement alone is sufficient.
The common trap: the 8% vs 7% December split makes students think you can't compare total production without December numbers directly. Both statements give enough leverage — S1 on non-December months, S2 on December itself. Don't let different percentages scare you; set up the inequality cleanly and it resolves quickly.
Takeaway: In DS questions about totals and sub-percentages, assign variables to the totals (not the parts), then express each statement as an inequality — almost always cleaner than it first appears.
Let the total cars produced in 2022 = x, and in 2023 = y.
Given: December 2022 = 8% of x = 0.08x. December 2023 = 7% of y = 0.07y.
Question: is y > x?
Key observation: December is a DIFFERENT share of the annual total in each year (8% vs 7%), so December numbers alone can't directly compare totals. You need the non-December months.
Statement (1): In each of the first 11 months of 2023, production was at least 2% higher than the same month in 2022
Non-December 2022 = 92% of x = 0.92x
Non-December 2023 ≥ 1.02 × 0.92x = 0.9384x
Total 2023 = Non-December 2023 + December 2023:
0.93y ≥ 0.9384x (since Non-December 2023 = y − 0.07y = 0.93y)
y ≥ (0.9384 / 0.93)x = 1.0097x > x ✓
y is definitely greater than x. Sufficient.
Statement (2): December 2023 production was more than 88% of December 2022 production
December 2023 > 0.88 × December 2022
0.07y > 0.88 × 0.08x
0.07y > 0.0704x
y > (0.0704 / 0.07)x = 1.00571x > x ✓
Again y is definitively greater than x. Sufficient.
Answer: D — each statement alone is sufficient.
The common trap: the 8% vs 7% December split makes students think you can't compare total production without December numbers directly. Both statements give enough leverage — S1 on non-December months, S2 on December itself. Don't let different percentages scare you; set up the inequality cleanly and it resolves quickly.
Takeaway: In DS questions about totals and sub-percentages, assign variables to the totals (not the parts), then express each statement as an inequality — almost always cleaner than it first appears.
