If x and y are integers greater than 1 and x>y, what is the value of x?
1) x+y=10
2) xy=21
The OA is the option B.
Why is sufficient the statement (2)? It says that x=3 or x=7, so is not sufficient. I am confused.
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Target question: What is the value of x?M7MBA wrote:If x and y are integers greater than 1 and x>y, what is the value of x?
1) x+y=10
2) xy=21
Given: x and y are integers greater than 1 and x > y
Statement 1: x+y=10
There are several values of x and y that satisfy statement 1. Here are two:
Case a: x = 9 and y = 1. In this case, the answer to the target question is x = 9
Case b: x = 8 and y = 2. In this case, the answer to the target question is x = 8
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, statement 1 is NOT SUFFICIENT
Statement 2: xy=21
Since x and y are INTEGERS greater than 1 AND x > y, we can see that it MUST be the case that x = 7 and y = 3
Since we can answer the target question with certainty, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT
Answer: B
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