What is a positive number in GMAT

joshi.komal · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: What is a positive number in GMAT

Hi All,

What is the definition of positive number in GMAT.
For eg in OG 11 Quant. Review Probelem Solving Q 122.

I chose the answer as A but the correct answer is D.

The explanation says that for 2s = 2u + 2v to be positive, s > v must be true

I am confused !!! and need clarification about what should actually be done when they specify the constraint as positive. From the answer I feel it is any number >0 and so if the number is zero it is not positive.

Thanks
Komal

sankruth

simplyjat · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:25 am Post subject:

You have mis-interpreted the question, it says "if s,u and v are positive integers and 2s = 2u + 2v"... what should be true.... clearly s > v & s > u

erjamit · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:00 am Post subject:

but what if both u and v are zeros, in that case s = u = v,
The explanation states that 0 is not a positive integer. Can anyone clarify.

Stuart Kovinsky · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

0 is neither positive nor negative.

Numbers to the left of 0 on the number line are negative.

Numbers to the right of 0 on the number line are positive.