knight247 wrote:OA is C
Reducing using Dividendo Law
Is [(a - k)/ (b - k)] - 1 > [(a + k)/ (b + k)] - 1?
More simply
Is [(a - b)/ (b - k)] > [(a - b)/ (b + k)]?
I. Since a > b > k, hence a - b > 0 and hence dividing both sides of the inequality under test [(a - b)/ (b - k)] > [(a - b)/ (b + k)] by a - b won't change the inequality. Therefore the question further reduces to
Is [1/ (b - k)] > [1/ (b + k)]?
Or
Is b - k < b + k?
Or
Is -k < k?
The answer is YES if k > 0, and NO if k < 0. Insufficient
II. If k is positive and there's no information about a and b that can relate k to it, this statement alone is not sufficient.
Taken together, the question reduces to
If k > 0, is -k < k?
The answer is doubtlessly [spoiler]
YES. Sufficient
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