Explanation
In this question, we are given a quantity in miles and
asked for a different quantity of miles. If we call X and Y the number of
miles the cars respectively drive, then we have
. We are looking for X. We can get it by obtaining Y
or by obtaining another independent equation with X and Y, so we have two
equations to match the two variables. Let's evaluate the statements, first
separately.
Statement (1) gives us a new equation of X and Y, namely
, so we will be able to solve for X--for example, by substituting the value
of Y into the first equation we have.
Sufficient.
Statement (2) looks like it dishes up the answer: Car X
drove 11% of the total, 300, or 33 miles. But on scrutiny, we get snagged by
the phrase "all miles driven in the race." That would seem to refer to cars on
other teams and a great total of miles driven that we don't know. It's an odd
statement, but by what it says, we must conclude that it is insufficient.
The correct answer is (A).
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