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    Question

    There are five consecutive natural numbers. Find the

    highest number. Statement I: The average of given five consecutive numbers given is 74. The least number is 72. Statement II: Second highest number is a multiple of 5. The question consists of four statements numbered “I, II, III, IV” given below it. You have to decide that data provided in which of the following statement alone is sufficient to answer question.
    A The data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The data given in both statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The average of five consecutive numbers is 74. Th least number is 72 Therefore, the middle number is 74. Therefore, the highest number = 74-72=2 So, data I is sufficient to answer the question alone. 

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