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In a bakery display case, a chocolate tart and a lemon tart were arranged in a single row with the other desserts. Including those two tarts, are there more than 12 desserts in the row?
(1) Counting from the left end of the row, the chocolate tart is the 7th dessert, and counting from the right end of the row, the lemon tart is the 5th dessert.
(2) Exactly 1 dessert is between the chocolate tart and the lemon tart.
(1) Counting from the left end of the row, the chocolate tart is the 7th dessert, and counting from the right end of the row, the lemon tart is the 5th dessert.
(2) Exactly 1 dessert is between the chocolate tart and the lemon tart.
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In a bakery display case, a chocolate tart and a lemon tart were arranged in a single row with the other desserts. Including those two tarts, are there more than 12 desserts in the row?
(1) Counting from the left end of the row, the chocolate tart is the 7th dessert, and counting from the right end of the row, the lemon tart is the 5th dessert.
This does not fix the total number of desserts. For example, the row could have 12 desserts, in which case the lemon tart would be 8th from the left, or 13 desserts, in which case it would be 9th from the left. So the total could be not more than 12 or more than 12. Not sufficient.
(2) Exactly 1 dessert is between the chocolate tart and the lemon tart.
This tells us only that the two tarts are 2 positions apart. It gives no information about the total number of desserts in the row. Not sufficient.
(1) + (2) From (1), the chocolate tart is 7th from the left and the lemon tart is 5th from the right. From (2), since exactly 1 dessert is between them, the lemon tart must be either 2 places to the left of the chocolate tart or 2 places to the right of it. So the lemon tart must be either 5th or 9th from the left.
We could have the following cases:
{x x x x L x C x x}, giving a total of 9 desserts.
{x x x x x x C x L x x x x}, giving a total of 13 desserts.
Since the answer to the question can be no or yes, the statements together are not sufficient.
Answer: E.
In a bakery display case, a chocolate tart and a lemon tart were arranged in a single row with the other desserts. Including those two tarts, are there more than 12 desserts in the row?
(1) Counting from the left end of the row, the chocolate tart is the 7th dessert, and counting from the right end of the row, the lemon tart is the 5th dessert.
This does not fix the total number of desserts. For example, the row could have 12 desserts, in which case the lemon tart would be 8th from the left, or 13 desserts, in which case it would be 9th from the left. So the total could be not more than 12 or more than 12. Not sufficient.
(2) Exactly 1 dessert is between the chocolate tart and the lemon tart.
This tells us only that the two tarts are 2 positions apart. It gives no information about the total number of desserts in the row. Not sufficient.
(1) + (2) From (1), the chocolate tart is 7th from the left and the lemon tart is 5th from the right. From (2), since exactly 1 dessert is between them, the lemon tart must be either 2 places to the left of the chocolate tart or 2 places to the right of it. So the lemon tart must be either 5th or 9th from the left.
We could have the following cases:
{x x x x L x C x x}, giving a total of 9 desserts.
{x x x x x x C x L x x x x}, giving a total of 13 desserts.
Since the answer to the question can be no or yes, the statements together are not sufficient.
Answer: E.
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So the question is asking if there are more than 12 desserts in a row?
1. Chocolate tart is 7 th from left and lemon tart is 5th from right
This alone is not sufficient as it can be arranged in multiple ways
Case 1: 1,2,3,L,5,6,C,8. —— here C chocolate tart is 7th from left and L lemon tart is 5th from right but total is <12
Case 2: 1,2,3,4,5,6,C,8,L,10,11,12,13 —- here C chocolate tart is 7th from left and L lemon tart is 5th from right but total is >12
So we have a conflict —- insufficient
2. There is one dessert in between Chocolate and Lemon
This alone is not sufficient as we don’t know how many are on left or right of chocolate and lemon tart — insufficient
Together, from 1 we get
Case 1: 1,2,3,L,5,6,C,8. —— here C chocolate tart is 7th from left and L lemon tart is 5th from right but total is <12
Case 2: 1,2,3,4,5,6,C,8,L,10,11,12,13 —- here C chocolate tart is 7th from left and L lemon tart is 5th from right but total is >12
And 2 says we can have only one in between C and L
So let’s rewrite case 1
1,2,3,4,L,6,C,8,9 — here they have one dessert in middle and C is 7th from left and L is 5th from right
But total is 9
Where as case 2: total is >12 so still not a fixed answer —- insufficient
Answer E
1. Chocolate tart is 7 th from left and lemon tart is 5th from right
This alone is not sufficient as it can be arranged in multiple ways
Case 1: 1,2,3,L,5,6,C,8. —— here C chocolate tart is 7th from left and L lemon tart is 5th from right but total is <12
Case 2: 1,2,3,4,5,6,C,8,L,10,11,12,13 —- here C chocolate tart is 7th from left and L lemon tart is 5th from right but total is >12
So we have a conflict —- insufficient
2. There is one dessert in between Chocolate and Lemon
This alone is not sufficient as we don’t know how many are on left or right of chocolate and lemon tart — insufficient
Together, from 1 we get
Case 1: 1,2,3,L,5,6,C,8. —— here C chocolate tart is 7th from left and L lemon tart is 5th from right but total is <12
Case 2: 1,2,3,4,5,6,C,8,L,10,11,12,13 —- here C chocolate tart is 7th from left and L lemon tart is 5th from right but total is >12
And 2 says we can have only one in between C and L
So let’s rewrite case 1
1,2,3,4,L,6,C,8,9 — here they have one dessert in middle and C is 7th from left and L is 5th from right
But total is 9
Where as case 2: total is >12 so still not a fixed answer —- insufficient
Answer E
