Is p > q?
(1) p + 5q is positive.
(2) p + 4q is negative.
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is p>q ?
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1. is not sufficientdaretodream wrote:Is p > q?
(1) p + 5q is positive.
(2) p + 4q is negative.
2. is not sufficient either
Combining
p+5q is +ve and p+4q is negative => q is positive and p is -ve
p is not greater than q
Sufficient C
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daretodream wrote:Is p > q?
(1) p + 5q is positive.
(2) p + 4q is negative.
s1) INSUFF
S2)INSUFF
combining ----> pis -ve and q is +ve
HENCE c
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St.1) p + 5q is positive. --> p + 5q >0 --> p>-5q not suffdaretodream wrote:Is p > q?
(1) p + 5q is positive.
(2) p + 4q is negative.
St.2) p + 4q is negative. --> p + 4q < 0 --> p<-4q not suff
combined ) -5q<p<-4q so q must be +ve and p must be -ve and hence p < q ...suff. AnsC
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