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by swerve » Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:49 am
In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X represent?

1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X.
2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number's first six digits.

The OA is B

Source: GMAT Paper Tests
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Re: Word Problems

by Jay@ManhattanReview » Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:24 pm
swerve wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:49 am
In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X represent?

1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X.
2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number's first six digits.

The OA is B

Source: GMAT Paper Tests
Let's take each statement one by one.

1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X.

X can be one among 6, 7 or 8. No unique value. Insufficient.

2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number's first six digits.

The meaning the statement is that excluding the telephone number's first six digits (9, 3, 6, 2, 1, and 5), X is one among the greatest of the leftover digits, i.e. X is greatest among 0, 4, 7, and 8. The greatest digit is 8. Thus, X = 8. Sufficient.

The correct answer: B

Hope this helps!

-Jay
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