My first DS Q! Need help please :)

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:41 am
Mochad wrote:Hi,

The question says: What is the value of y?
1) y is an even integer such that -1.5 < y < 1.5

Am I right to say that the statement is not sufficient because the even integers are 0 & 1?

Thanks in advance
Even integers: ...-6, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6,...

If -1.5 < y < 1.5, there are 3 possible integer values for y. y can equal -1, 0 or 1
Since we are told that y is even, we can conclude with certainty that y=0

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by Mochad » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:48 am
Ooops what a careless mistake! Thanks Brent :)