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by vaibhavgupta » Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:45 am
If q>r, what is the sum of q and r?

1) q is 50 more than r.
2) r is 1/3rd the value of q.

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by sl750 » Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:11 am
What is the value of q+r?
Statement 1
q=r+50. Insufficient

Statement 2
r=1/3(q). Insufficient

Combining 1+2
2/3q = 50 or q=75;r=25. Sufficient

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by vaibhavgupta » Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:23 am
sl750 wrote:What is the value of q+r?
Statement 1
q=r+50. Insufficient

Statement 2
r=1/3(q). Insufficient

Combining 1+2
2/3q = 50 or q=75;r=25. Sufficient
yea.. sorry,, i thought the answer was D ... checked again .. its C only.. sorry :roll: