Gmat_mission wrote:Is integer x odd?

(1) 2x + 1 is odd

(2) \(\frac{x}{2}\) is even

Target question: Is integer x odd?

Statement 1: 2x + 1 is odd
There are several values of x that satisfy statement 1. Here are two:
Case a: x = 1. Notice that 2x + 1 = 2(1) + 1 = 3, which is odd. In this case, the answer to the target question is YES, x IS odd
Case b: x = 2. Notice that 2x + 1 = 2(2) + 1 = 5, which is odd. In this case, the answer to the target question is NO, x is NOT odd
ASIDE: The fact of the matter is that 2x+1 is odd for ALL integer values of x.
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, statement 1 is NOT SUFFICIENT

Statement 2: x/2 is even
If a number is even, we can rewrite that number as 2k, where k is some integer.
So, for this statement, we can write: x/2 = 2k for some integer k
Multiply both sides by 2 to get: x = 4k
Since k is an integer, x MUST be EVEN
So, the answer to the target question is NO, x is definitely NOT odd
Since we can answer the target question with certainty, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT

Answer: B

Cheers,
Brent