1) x=2kx+4
no definite value of x, x and k both are unknown
not sufficient
2)(x+y)/y leaves a remainder of 4
=>x/y+y/y since y/y leaves no remainder, x/y must leave 4 as the remainder.
sufficient
hence, B
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1 doesnt say anything about y so not okgmat620 wrote:If x and y are positive integer, what is the remainder when x is divided by y ?
(1) When x is divided by 2x, the remainder is 4.
(2) When x + y is divided by y, the remainder is 4.
OA: B
2 saya: x+y = my + 4 or x/y + 1 = m + 4/y since 4 will be less than y 4/y = 4 only so x/y = m + 3 or remainder will be 3.
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I don't understand the last step of your solution, we need exact remainder but we can't be sure by "m + 3"maihuna wrote:1 doesnt say anything about y so not okgmat620 wrote:If x and y are positive integer, what is the remainder when x is divided by y ?
(1) When x is divided by 2x, the remainder is 4.
(2) When x + y is divided by y, the remainder is 4.
OA: B
2 saya: x+y = my + 4 or x/y + 1 = m + 4/y since 4 will be less than y 4/y = 4 only so x/y = m + 3 or remainder will be 3.
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x+y/y = some int + 4gmat620 wrote:I don't understand the last step of your solution, we need exact remainder but we can't be sure by "m + 3"maihuna wrote:1 doesnt say anything about y so not okgmat620 wrote:If x and y are positive integer, what is the remainder when x is divided by y ?
(1) When x is divided by 2x, the remainder is 4.
(2) When x + y is divided by y, the remainder is 4.
OA: B
2 saya: x+y = my + 4 or x/y + 1 = m + 4/y since 4 will be less than y 4/y = 4 only so x/y = m + 3 or remainder will be 3.
-> x/y + y/y = some int + 4
-> x/y + 1 = some int + 4
-> x/y = some int + 3
the last step basically says that if the remainder was 4 when 1 was added to the ratio x/y then remainder must be 3 without that 1 being added to the ratio.
hope that helps.
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however, does it mean we can not get an exact value ? is it 3 or 4 ?
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however, does it mean we can not get an exact value ? is it 3 or 4 ?
life is a test wrote:x+y/y = some int + 4gmat620 wrote:I don't understand the last step of your solution, we need exact remainder but we can't be sure by "m + 3"maihuna wrote:1 doesnt say anything about y so not okgmat620 wrote:If x and y are positive integer, what is the remainder when x is divided by y ?
(1) When x is divided by 2x, the remainder is 4.
(2) When x + y is divided by y, the remainder is 4.
OA: B
2 saya: x+y = my + 4 or x/y + 1 = m + 4/y since 4 will be less than y 4/y = 4 only so x/y = m + 3 or remainder will be 3.
-> x/y + y/y = some int + 4
-> x/y + 1 = some int + 4
-> x/y = some int + 3
the last step basically says that if the remainder was 4 when 1 was added to the ratio x/y then remainder must be 3 without that 1 being added to the ratio.
hope that helps.
Can someone please give an example of statement number 1 being true?
How can x/2x ever have a remainder of 4? Doesn't it always equal 1/2?
Also, i understand the logic being used above for statement two, but the way I looked at it was like this.
I got remainder is 0, please tell me where I am going wrong?
For example:
4+6/6 = 1r4 (statement 2 is satisfied)
14+10/10 = 2r4 (statement 2 is satisfied)
Now plug these into the original question:
4/6 = r0
14/10 = r0
Thanks!
How can x/2x ever have a remainder of 4? Doesn't it always equal 1/2?
Also, i understand the logic being used above for statement two, but the way I looked at it was like this.
I got remainder is 0, please tell me where I am going wrong?
For example:
4+6/6 = 1r4 (statement 2 is satisfied)
14+10/10 = 2r4 (statement 2 is satisfied)
Now plug these into the original question:
4/6 = r0
14/10 = r0
Thanks!
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chipbmk. - seems 1 should read x/2y has remainder 4.
gmat620 I would like to change my explanation
the remainder is still 4, you subtract the 1 from the integer value; it doesnt impact the remainder:
x+y/y = k + 4 (k being some int) -> x+y=yk + 4 -> x=yk + 4 - y -> x = y(k-1) + 4 -> this means that the remainder of 4 still holds but the 1 is subtracted from the whole multiple of k, e.g. x=4 y=11 gives 4+11/11 has remainder 4. x=4 y=10 gives 4+10/10 which also has 4 as remainder even though y has been decreased by 1.
hope that helps
gmat620 I would like to change my explanation
the remainder is still 4, you subtract the 1 from the integer value; it doesnt impact the remainder:x+y/y = k + 4 (k being some int) -> x+y=yk + 4 -> x=yk + 4 - y -> x = y(k-1) + 4 -> this means that the remainder of 4 still holds but the 1 is subtracted from the whole multiple of k, e.g. x=4 y=11 gives 4+11/11 has remainder 4. x=4 y=10 gives 4+10/10 which also has 4 as remainder even though y has been decreased by 1.
hope that helps
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one can even see it this way:
remainder of (x+y)/y is equal to the sum of the remainders of x/y and y/y (remainder theorem)
y/y leaves 0 remainder, the sum of the remainders is given as 4=> x/y must leave a remainder of 4
remainder of (x+y)/y is equal to the sum of the remainders of x/y and y/y (remainder theorem)
y/y leaves 0 remainder, the sum of the remainders is given as 4=> x/y must leave a remainder of 4
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