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Inequality and data suffiency

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by Anju@Gurome » Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:52 am
btgsnt wrote:If x is an integer and y = 2^(-x), is y < 1/8?

(1) x = 4
(2) x > 2
Statement 1: As we know the value of x, we can determine the value of y and answer the question in either YES or NO.

Sufficient

Statement 2: Consider the following two examples,
  • x = 3, y = 2^(-3) = 1/[2^3] = 1/8 ---> NO
    x = 4, y = 2^(-4) = 1/[2^4] = 1/16 < 1/8 ---> YES
Not sufficient

The correct answer is A.
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by btgsnt » Sun Apr 21, 2013 2:07 am
I got it.Thank you.
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by btgsnt » Sun Apr 21, 2013 2:07 am
I got it.Thank you.
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