karthikpandian19 wrote:I am pretty confused with ur explanation on Statement 1 - Case 2.........
Suppose, if -9 & -10 are two consec. intg;
(-9) - (-10) = 1 true
(-10) - (-9) = -1 false but the magnitude / value should be same
But how come it comes to 3, in your explanation???
Statement 1 tells us that (x+1) and (y-1) are consecutive integers.
Thus, there are two possibilities:
Case 1: (x+1) is one more than (y-1).
Case 2: (y-1) is one more than (x+1).
Case 2 implies the following:
(y-1) - (x+1) = 1.
y-x = 3.
Here, x and y are not consecutive integers.
Since the question stem REQUIRES that x and y be consecutive integers, Case 2 is not viable.
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