Michael arranged all his books in a bookcase with 10 books on each shelf and no books left over. After Michael acquired 10 additional books, he arranged all his books in a new bookcase with 12 books on each shelf and no books left over. How many books did Michael have before he acquired the 10 additional books?

(1) Before Michael acquired the 10 additional books, he had fewer than 96 books.

(2) Before Michael acquired the 10 additional books, he had more than 24 books.


Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.

BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.

EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.

Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

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题目分析:

设Michael在获得10本额外的书之前有x本书,根据题目描述,需要x能被10整除,x+10能被12整除。

(1)    在获得10本额外书之前的书数量小于96,即x<96。满足题目要求中能被10整除的只有10、20、30、40、50、60、70、80、90共9中情况,又要满足x+10能被12整除,只有x=50满足要求,题目得解。

(2)    x是能被10整除的数,又因为满足x>24,x可以去50,500…,所以只根据条件2无法确定书的数量。

因此,本题答案为(A),仅条件1可以解题,条件2不行。

 

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