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by akhilsuhag » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:43 am
Are x and y both positive?

1. 2x-2y = 1
2. (x/y) > 1

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by Anurag@Gurome » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:29 am
akhilsuhag wrote:Are x and y both positive?

1. 2x-2y = 1
2. (x/y) > 1
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by czarczar » Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:06 pm
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by prateek_guy2004 » Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:25 pm
Yes

statement 1 is not sufficient

. 2x-2y = 1

x-y=1/2

x=1/2+y

statement 2 Not sufficient

(x/y) > 1
x>y
Or
x<y

If we conclude both statements and substitute The value of x ..we can answer

Hence c
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