Question 1
**Data Sufficiency Question**
Five friends A, B, C, D, E are standing in a queue.
**Question:** Who is standing at the front of the queue?
**Statement (1):** A is standing immediately before C.
**Statement (2):** There are exactly two people between B and E.
**Options:**
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is NOT sufficient
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is NOT sufficient
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER alone is sufficient
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
E. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
Data Sufficiency Reasoning:
Step 1 - Analyze Statement (1) alone: A is standing immediately before C.
This gives partial information but not enough to determine the answer uniquely.
Step 2 - Analyze Statement (2) alone: There are exactly two people between B and E.
This also gives partial information insufficient by itself.
Step 3 - Combine statements:
Together, they provide enough constraints to solve uniquely.
Conclusion: Both statements together are sufficient but neither alone is sufficient.
Key Strategy: Test each statement independently first, then combine only if neither alone works.
Step 1 - Analyze Statement (1) alone: A is standing immediately before C.
This gives partial information but not enough to determine the answer uniquely.
Step 2 - Analyze Statement (2) alone: There are exactly two people between B and E.
This also gives partial information insufficient by itself.
Step 3 - Combine statements:
Together, they provide enough constraints to solve uniquely.
Conclusion: Both statements together are sufficient but neither alone is sufficient.
Key Strategy: Test each statement independently first, then combine only if neither alone works.