Consider the following question and statements and decide which of the statements is sufficient to answer the question. There are seven balls of different size and colors: green yellow, blue, orange, red, pink and black. What is the order of the balls from largest to smallest? Statements: 1. The red ball is larger than the green ball. 2. The pink ball is the smallest. 3. The blue ball is the largest. 4. The green ball is larger than the yellow ball. 5. The yellow ball is larger than the orange and black balls.

Consider the following question and statements and decide which of the statements is sufficient to answer the question. There are seven balls of different size and colors: green yellow, blue, orange, red, pink and black. What is the order of the balls from largest to smallest? Statements: 1. The red ball is larger than the green ball. 2. The pink ball is the smallest. 3. The blue ball is the largest. 4. The green ball is larger than the yellow ball. 5. The yellow ball is larger than the orange and black balls. Correct Answer Neither statement is sufficient 

Arranging them according to the given information,

The red ball is larger than the green ball

Red ball > Green ball

The green ball is larger than the yellow ball

Red ball > Green ball > Yellow ball

The yellow ball is larger than the orange and black balls

Red ball > Green ball > Yellow ball > Orange ball > Black ball

                                      (or)

Red ball > Green ball > Yellow ball > Black ball > Orange ball

The pink ball is the smallest. The blue ball is the largest.

Pink ball > Red ball > Green ball > Yellow ball > Orange ball > Black ball > Blue ball

                                      (or)

Pink ball > Red ball > Green ball > Yellow ball > Black ball > Orange ball > Blue ball

We cannot find the exact order because we do not know which ball is largest among orange and black.

Hence, neither of the statements is sufficient.

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