in the fraction x/y, x and y are positive integers, what is the value of y?
1. The least common denominator of x/y and 1/3 is 6.
2. x=1
1. The least common denominator of x/y and 1/3 is 6.
2. x=1
Statement:shrutib wrote:in the fraction x/y, x and y are positive integers, what is the value of y?
1. The least common denominator of x/y and 1/3 is 6.
2. x=1
The LCM of y and 3 is 6, which means that
y = 2 or 6.
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Statement(2):
No information on y.
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Let's combine the two statements.
x = 1 and y = 2 or 6, means that
fraction x/y = 1/2 or 1/6
The Least Common Denominator of both 1/2 and 1/6 with 1/3 is 6.
y = 2 or 6.
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[spoiler](E)[/spoiler] is correct.
