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by tvtt2010 » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:22 pm
1. Are x and y both positive?
1. 2x-2y=1
2.x/y>1

2. IF p is a prime number greater than 2, what is value of p?
1. there are total 100 prime number between 1 and p+1
2. there are total p prime number between 1 and 3912

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by Anurag@Gurome » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:34 am
tvtt2010 wrote:1. Are x and y both positive?
1. 2x-2y=1
2.x/y>1
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by Anurag@Gurome » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:36 am
tvtt2010 wrote:2. IF p is a prime number greater than 2, what is value of p?
1. there are total 100 prime number between 1 and p+1
2. there are total p prime number between 1 and 3912
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by GmatKiss » Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:06 am
tvtt2010 wrote: 2. IF p is a prime number greater than 2, what is value of p?
1. there are total 100 prime number between 1 and p+1
2. there are total p prime number between 1 and 3912

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IMO:D

1) The range is 1 - (100 prime numbers) - 1+P
2) The range is from 1 - 3912

Remember, both the choices are sufficient to determine the value of P, but it will be time consuming!
we need to know only if the choices are sufficient!! and they are!
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