Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: Both statements I and II together are sufficient, but neither alone is sufficient.
Explanation:
From Statement IThe word set {rose, flower, is, beautiful} maps to {de, fu, la, pane} and ‘‘beautiful tree’’ maps to {la, quiz}. Hence the possible codes for ‘‘flower’’ from Statement I are among {de, fu, pane} (cannot be pinned down alone).
From Statement IIThe word set {red, rose, flower} maps to {de, la, chin} and ‘‘red tea’’ maps to {pa, chin}. Thus the possible codes for ‘‘flower’’ from Statement II are among {de, la} (also not unique alone).
Combine (I + II)Intersect the candidate sets for ‘‘flower’’: {de, fu, pane} ∩ {de, la} = {de}.Therefore, the code for ‘‘flower’’ is de.
Final AnswerBoth statements I and II together are sufficient, but neither alone is sufficient.
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