SOURCE: PEARSON PRACTICE GMAT TEST 1
IS X BETWEEN 0 and 1?
1. X is between -1/2 and 3/2
2. 3/4 is 1/4 more than x
Answer is B. But I dont understand why statement 1 could not be a solution
Data Sufficiency Problem-Solving for x
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Is this a YES or NO DS question?
Based on the information supplied in 1, the answer is NO, cause X could be -0.3 which is less than 0 or 1.3 which is greater than 1.
Based on the information supplied in 2, the answer is YES cause X = 1/2, which is between 0 and 1.
So, shouldn't the answer be D -> each statement alone is sufficient?
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Andrew
Based on the information supplied in 1, the answer is NO, cause X could be -0.3 which is less than 0 or 1.3 which is greater than 1.
Based on the information supplied in 2, the answer is YES cause X = 1/2, which is between 0 and 1.
So, shouldn't the answer be D -> each statement alone is sufficient?
Regards,
Andrew
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It's a yes or no question, and statement 1 is insuff because x could be -0.3, which would be no, or it could be 0.5, which is yes. So statement 1 on it's own is insuff to answer the yes or no question.
Answer B
Answer B
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B is the right answer.
the question can be asked in another way as: Is X positive?
1. -1/2<X<3/2, which means X could be -ve (-0.4) or positive (0.5), insufficient to answer the question.
2. 3/4-1/4 = X, which means, X=1/2, sufficient
the question can be asked in another way as: Is X positive?
1. -1/2<X<3/2, which means X could be -ve (-0.4) or positive (0.5), insufficient to answer the question.
2. 3/4-1/4 = X, which means, X=1/2, sufficient