Explanation
In this question, x is
a number in decimal form. On to the data statements, evaluating them separately
at first, as always.
Statement (1) tells us what happen when we round x. We can analyze by cases: if x rounds to 0.90, then it could be
0.899. Another permitted case is that x equals
0.901. In one case, x is greater than
0.90, and in the other case it's not. Therefore, the statement hasn't given us
sufficient information to answer the question definitively. Insufficient.
Statement (2) is similar. In one case, x could be 0.91, and in another it could
be 0.89. These permitted cases yield different answers to the question, so we
don't have sufficient information. Insufficient.
Combining the statements doesn't change much, because the
two cases we considered for Statement (1) alone are both still valid when the
statements are combined. Insufficient.
The answer is (E).
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