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Question of the Day - 8th August, 2009

by quant-master » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:45 pm
For a less than b, b less than c and c less than 0, what is the value of a+b / b+c ?

a) greater than 1
b) less than 1
c) greater than 0 but less than 1
d) greater than a/c
e) greater than -1

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Re: Question of the Day - 8th August, 2009

by barnum » Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:30 pm
Unless I am reading this wrong

a<b<c<0 means that a, b, and c are all negative. If this is true, then a+b would be negative and b+c would be negative. Since a negative over a negative is always positive, then the final answer has to be greater than 0 and is also therefore definitely greater than -1, so answer choice E would work.
quant-master wrote:For a less than b, b less than c and c less than 0, what is the value of a+b / b+c ?

a) greater than 1
b) less than 1
c) greater than 0 but less than 1
d) greater than a/c
e) greater than -1

Answers will be posted in 24 hrs time.

Thanks,
Quant-Master
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