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by aninditasivaram2406 » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:01 am
4. The numbers x and y are not integers. The value of x is closest to which integer?
1. 4 is the integer that is closest to x+y
2. 1 is the integer that is closest to x-y
Answer is E

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by gmatrant » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:28 pm
aninditasivaram2406 wrote:4. The numbers x and y are not integers. The value of x is closest to which integer?
1. 4 is the integer that is closest to x+y
2. 1 is the integer that is closest to x-y
Answer is E

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Is the answer E
Lets take the following values that satisfy both the conditions yet dont not help us identify the values for x and y

x=2.5 y=1.5 (Here x+y =4, x-y =1, and x is closer to 3)
x=2.4 y=1.4 (Here x+y =3.8 is closer to 4, x-y=1, but x is closer to 2).

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by aninditasivaram2406 » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:44 pm
The answer is E. Thanks!
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