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by GmatKiss » Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:17 am
IMO: E

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by gmatboost » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:04 am
Is the question:

|x|*y + 9 > 0. And X and Y are integers, is X < 6?

1) y is negative
2) |y| <= 1
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If it is agree the answer is E, since we can set y = -1 and get [spoiler]x = 5 or x = 7[/spoiler]. Perhaps I have misread the question though.
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