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The sum of positive integers x and y is 77, what is the value of xy?

(1) x=y+1
(2) x and y have the same tens digit.

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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:38 am

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BTGmoderatorDC wrote:The sum of positive integers x and y is 77, what is the value of xy?

(1) x=y+1
(2) x and y have the same tens digit.
Statement 1:
Substituting x=y+1 into x+y = 77, we get:
(y+1) + y = 77
2y = 76
y = 38, implying that x = 38+1 = 39.
Thus, xy = 39*38.
SUFFICIENT.

Statement 2:
For x and y to have the same tens digit and a sum of 77, they must be equal to the pair of values yielded by Statement 1:
38 and 39.
No other pair of integers has the same tens digit and a sum of 77.
Thus, xy = 38*39.
SUFFICIENT.

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by masoom j negi » Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:55 pm

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x + y = 77 eq(1)
Statement 1. x = y + 1 eq(2)
Using eq(1) and eq(2), we get,
X = 39 and y = 38. So, xy = 1482. Hence, Sufficient.
Statement 2. X = 10a + b
Y = 10a + c
10a + b + 10a + c = 77
20a + b + c= 77( where a, b ,c are single digits)
This is possible only if (a, b, c) = (3, 8, 9) or (3, 9, 8)
So, the two no would be 36 and 37 in both the case.
Hence, xy = 38 x 39 = 1482. Hence, Sufficient.