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by sanju09 » Thu May 07, 2009 6:35 am
What is x?

(1) 3 x – 7 < 8.

(2) –6 x – 2 < 22.


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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu May 07, 2009 7:54 am
sanju09 wrote:What is x?
(1) 3 x – 7 < 8.
(2) –6 x – 2 < 22.
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(1) 3x - 7 < 8
3x <15
x <5
INSUFFICIENT

(2) -6 x – 2 < 22
-6x <24
x >4
INSUFFICIENT

(1) & (2) 4 < x < 5
INSUFFICIENT

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by sanju09 » Fri May 08, 2009 2:49 am
Hi Brent

[spoiler](2) -6 x – 2 < 22
-6x <24
x >4 [/spoiler]

let's consider x > -4 here, though that is not going to effect the answer.
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