Hi all.
Couple of weeks before the exam. I am aiming 750. Currently, I am scoring 710 on GMAT prep 1 Q43, V45.
Can you help me solve this one?
If c and d are integers, is c even?
1/ c(d+1) is even
2/ (c+2)(d+4) is even
Thans for your help.
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humblescarabee
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If c and d are integers, is c even?
1/ c(d+1) is even
2/ (c+2)(d+4) is even
OK, here's my crack at the problem.
but first ground rules:
odd x odd = odd
odd x even = even
even x even = even
Let's look at stem 1.
c(d+1) is even: it's telling us that when c is even d+1 is either even or odd. OR if c is odd, d+1 is even. Hence, c can be either even or odd. NOT SUFFICIENT.
Stem 2. Similar to stem 1, c+2 or d+4 can be either even or odd to make the statement work. hence, it's NOT SUFFICIENT.
Combined: Stem 1 & 2 tell us that c and c+2 are the same but d+1 and d+4 are different, meaning it's either even or odd. Since stem 1 & 2 results are even, C would have to be EVEN to satisfy stem 1 & 2.
The answer: C
1/ c(d+1) is even
2/ (c+2)(d+4) is even
OK, here's my crack at the problem.
but first ground rules:
odd x odd = odd
odd x even = even
even x even = even
Let's look at stem 1.
c(d+1) is even: it's telling us that when c is even d+1 is either even or odd. OR if c is odd, d+1 is even. Hence, c can be either even or odd. NOT SUFFICIENT.
Stem 2. Similar to stem 1, c+2 or d+4 can be either even or odd to make the statement work. hence, it's NOT SUFFICIENT.
Combined: Stem 1 & 2 tell us that c and c+2 are the same but d+1 and d+4 are different, meaning it's either even or odd. Since stem 1 & 2 results are even, C would have to be EVEN to satisfy stem 1 & 2.
The answer: C
@kshin78,
Thanks for your post.I understand up until that statement 1 alone is sufficient, neither is statement B alone; however, I still don't understand why combined, they are sufficient.
From my solving, both c and d can each be either even or odd, then? Thank you
Thanks for your post.I understand up until that statement 1 alone is sufficient, neither is statement B alone; however, I still don't understand why combined, they are sufficient.
From my solving, both c and d can each be either even or odd, then? Thank you
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Statement 1: If c(d+1) is even then there are 3 possible cases:humblescarabee wrote: If c and d are integers, is c even?
1/ c(d+1) is even
2/ (c+2)(d+4) is even
case a) c is even and d is even
case b) c is even and d is odd
case c) c is odd and d is odd
Since c can be even or odd, statement 1 is INSUFFICIENT
Statement 2: If (c+2)(d+4) is even then there are 3 possible cases:
case x) c is even and d is even
case y) c is even and d is odd
case z) c is odd and d is even
Since c can be even or odd, statement 2 is INSUFFICIENT
Statements 1 and 2 combined:
Now we need to find the cases that the two statements share.
They share the case where c is even and d is even (cases a and x)
And they share the case where c is even and d is odd (cases b and y)
In both cases, c is even, so c must be even.
This means the statements combined are sufficient and the answer is C
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