two consecutive odd positive integers

This topic has expert replies
Source: — Problem Solving |

Legendary Member
Posts: 759
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:15 am
Thanked: 85 times
Followed by:3 members

by clock60 » Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:14 am
i got 11 and 13
11^2+13^2=290
but they are not given as answer choices?

User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 3650
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:27 am
Location: India
Thanked: 267 times
Followed by:80 members
GMAT Score:760

by sanju09 » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:40 am
clock60 wrote:i got 11 and 13
11^2+13^2=290
but they are not given as answer choices?
I can sense a typo in choice C there, as it doesn't include consecutive integers, even B doesn't include. Pretty much ambiguous. What is source?

Take away is: Think about two digits that add up to 10.
The mind is everything. What you think you become. -Lord Buddha



Sanjeev K Saxena
Quantitative Instructor
The Princeton Review - Manya Abroad
Lucknow-226001

www.manyagroup.com