Type : MCQ

Intructions :

The given problem consists of a question and 2 statements, labeled 1 and 2, which contain certain data. Using the data and your knowledge of mathematics, and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of the word counterclockwise), decide whether the data given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following answer choices:

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 statement ALONE is sufficient.

D EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.

E Statements 1 and 2 TOGETHER are not sufficient.

Question Statement :

In Year X, 8.7 percent of the men in the labour force were unemployed in June compared with 8.4 percent on May. If the number of men in the labour force was the same for both months, how many men were unemployed in June of that year?

1. In May of Year X, the number of unemployed men in the labour force was 3.36 million.

2. In Year X, 120,000 more men in the labour force were unemployed in June than in May.