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by bownarrow » Thu May 06, 2010 12:28 am
----r---s---t---
q)On the number line shown above, is zero halfway between r and s?

(1) s is to the right of 0
(2) the distance between t and r is same as the dis b\w t and -s.
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by ajith » Thu May 06, 2010 12:40 am
bownarrow wrote:----r---s---t---
q)On the number line shown above, is zero halfway between r and s?

(1) s is to the right of 0
(2) the distance between t and r is same as the dis b\w t and -s.
1) is clearly not sufficient

2) t-r = t+s [this can be framed only because they have given the number line]
-r=s
Sufficient to answer the question!

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by sanju09 » Thu May 06, 2010 1:24 am
ajith wrote:
bownarrow wrote:----r---s---t---
q)On the number line shown above, is zero halfway between r and s?

(1) s is to the right of 0
(2) the distance between t and r is same as the dis b\w t and -s.
1) is clearly not sufficient

2) t-r = t+s [this can be framed only because they have given the number line]
-r=s
Sufficient to answer the question!

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