In the fraction x/y, where 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
OA E
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Both A & B alone are insufficient. If taken together, the question states that 1/y and 1/3 have a common denominator of 6. This is still insufficient, for y can be either 2 or 6. Thus E.mike22629 wrote:In the fraction x/y, where 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
OA E
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Statement 1---> x/y and 1/3 have a common denominator=6. y (the denom. of x/y) can equal 2 or 6, not suffmike22629 wrote:In the fraction x/y, where 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
OA E
Statement 2--->x=1, but it doesn't give us any info about y, so also insuff
Together, we still don't know whether y is 2 or 6--->E
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