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by Anurag@Gurome » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:49 am
jkelk wrote:Hi

Please help solve the attached

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J
Is x + y < 1?

(1) x < 8/9 but no info on y. So, x + y may or may not be > 1; NOT sufficient.

(2) y < 1/8 but no info on x. So, x + y may or may not be > 1; NOT sufficient.

Combining (1) and (2), add the inequalities in statements 1 and 2, x + y < (8/9 + 1/8) or x + y < 73/72
x + y < (1 + 1/72) but we do not know the exact values of x and y. So, x + y may or may not be less than 1; NOT sufficient.

The correct answer is E.
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