A combined single limit differs from split limits because a combined single limit:
Explanation
A combined single limit is one pot of money for everything arising out of one accident, so bodily injury and property damage compete for the same dollars and no per-person cap gets in the way. Split limits instead set a per-person injury cap, a per-accident injury cap, and a separate property damage cap. The answer that describes separate injury and property amounts is a split limit, not a combined one.
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