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by emina1992 » Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:51 pm
I am giving the question here:(2)3n+4 is an even integer , but this sentence has two possibilities,if 3n+4=12 then the n will be the 8/3,which is neither even nor odd; if 3n+4=16 then the n will be the 4 ,which is an even now. So the outcome of sentence(2) is uncertain . why OG choose the D? thx
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this is OG13 27
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:18 pm
First, let's deal with the entire question:
If n is an integer, is n even?
(1) n² − 1 is an odd integer.
(2) 3n + 4 is an even integer.
Target question: Is n even?

Statement 1: n² − 1 is an odd integer.
If n² −1 is an odd integer, then n² must be an even integer.
If n² is an even integer, then n must be even.
Rationale: (odd)² = odd, but (even)² = even
As such, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT

Statement 2: 3n + 4 is an even integer.
If 3n + 4 is an even integer, then 3n must be an even integer (since Even + Even = Even).
If 3n must be an even integer, then n must be even.
Rationale: (odd)(even) = even and
As such, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT

Answer = D

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:25 pm
emina1992 wrote:I am giving the question here:(2)3n+4 is an even integer, but this sentence has two possibilities,if 3n+4=12 then the n will be the 8/3,which is neither even nor odd; if 3n+4=16 then the n will be the 4 ,which is an even now. So the outcome of sentence(2) is uncertain . why OG choose the D? thx
The statement does not say that 3n+4 = 12. It says that 3n+4 is an even integer.
The fact of the matter is that we don't know the actual value of n. Likewise, we don't know the actual value of 3n+4. So, we can't just assign it some value.
I believe that you're reading statement 2 as "3n+4 is any even integer" when this is not the case.

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by emina1992 » Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:51 pm
Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:
emina1992 wrote:I am giving the question here:(2)3n+4 is an even integer, but this sentence has two possibilities,if 3n+4=12 then the n will be the 8/3,which is neither even nor odd; if 3n+4=16 then the n will be the 4 ,which is an even now. So the outcome of sentence(2) is uncertain . why OG choose the D? thx
The statement does not say that 3n+4 = 12. It says that 3n+4 is an even integer.
The fact of the matter is that we don't know the actual value of n. Likewise, we don't know the actual value of 3n+4. So, we can't just assign it some value.
I believe that you're reading statement 2 as "3n+4 is any even integer" when this is not the case.

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it means that we just need to make qualitative evaluation for this type of question rather than put some definite numbers in the statement? thanks
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