danjuma wrote:3. Is the integer n a multiple of 15?
a. n is a multiple of 20
b. n+6 is a multiple of 3
yes/no question
(a) prime factors of n are 5,2,2 and more....... hence insufficient by itself. if we had a 3, then this one would be sufficient.
(2) since 6 is also a multiple of 3, n+6 is also a multiple of 3. which means that n is a multiple of 3.
now n can be 3 which is a multiple of 3 but not 15. or n can be 15 which is a multiple of 3 and 15.
hence insufficient.
together:
we know that n+6 is a multiple of 3. hence the prime factors of n has a 3 in it.
so taking 5,2,2 and 3 from (b), we can make a 15. hence n is a multiple of 15.
hence (c)
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