Please see problem below the answer is B, can someone explain?
w+x<0 is w-y>0?
a) x+y<0
b) y< x< w
Thanks!
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From the statement: if w + x < 0, then w < -x or -w > x. We can infer that one is a +ve number and one is a -ve number, but we don't know which is which.
We're asked if w - y > 0. Put another way, is w > y?
Stem 1: Not sufficient. We still don't know whether W is +ve or -ve.
x + y < 0 means that x < -y.
Stem 2: Sufficient. "y < x < w" tells us that W is positive, so X must be negative (as we inferred from the main statement above). It also follows that W is > Y.
We're asked if w - y > 0. Put another way, is w > y?
Stem 1: Not sufficient. We still don't know whether W is +ve or -ve.
x + y < 0 means that x < -y.
Stem 2: Sufficient. "y < x < w" tells us that W is positive, so X must be negative (as we inferred from the main statement above). It also follows that W is > Y.
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i still have a small doubt..
w+x<0....1 (given)
y+x<0...2 (from statement 1)
1-2 gives w-y<0
therefore w<y
therefore statement 1 is sufficient,,,,,let me know whats wrong here
w+x<0....1 (given)
y+x<0...2 (from statement 1)
1-2 gives w-y<0
therefore w<y
therefore statement 1 is sufficient,,,,,let me know whats wrong here
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Firstly 1-2 cannot give you w-y<0raju232007 wrote:i still have a small doubt..
w+x<0....1 (given)
y+x<0...2 (from statement 1)
1-2 gives w-y<0
you can never subtract the two inequalities, you can only add!
therefore, you cannot subtract w+x <0 and y+x<0.
Hope this helps.
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Thnx..i really appreciate your help..what source do you refer to for inequalities and number properties?
Both can be negative also.Azntycoon wrote:From the statement: if w + x < 0, then w < -x or -w > x. We can infer that one is a +ve number and one is a -ve number, but we don't know which is which.
We're asked if w - y > 0. Put another way, is w > y?
Stem 1: Not sufficient. We still don't know whether W is +ve or -ve.
x + y < 0 means that x < -y.
Stem 2: Sufficient. "y < x < w" tells us that W is positive, so X must be negative (as we inferred from the main statement above). It also follows that W is > Y.
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I solved it by taking diff eg and @800 is rite..coz numbers can be -ve also.Tarnbir wrote:Please see problem below the answer is B, can someone explain?
w+x<0 is w-y>0?
a) x+y<0
b) y< x< w
Thanks!
let w = -10, x =-20(acc to b)
y = -30 . So, w-y >0 ...true
if w= 10 , x = -15 , y = -20(Consdring that w+x has to be -ve so if w is +ve , x has to be bigger no than w and with -ve sign and acc to b, y should be less than x , so taking y bigger no,)
w-y > 0 ...true.
if w = -10 and x = 5,w+x<0 holds but b fails so, w > x
Thas y....Ans is B
hope it helps....
wt do u say @800..