if x and y are positive , is the ratio of x to y greater than 3?
1. x is 2 more than 3 times y.
2. the ratio of 2x to 3y is greater than 2.
original question i translated to x/y>3 and simplified to x>3y. so the question really is : x>3y?
statement 1 translated to x=3y+2
statement 2 translated to 2x/3y>2 which translates to 2x>6y/2 which simplifies to x>3y.
In testing numbers statement 1 seems sufficient when testin x as 8 and y as 2 but when you tet y as 100 and consequent x as 302 they actually equal eachother and therefore I ruled out statement A and chose B.
QA is C but where did I go wrong.
qa is c ..i chose b
1. x is 2 more than 3 times y.
2. the ratio of 2x to 3y is greater than 2.
original question i translated to x/y>3 and simplified to x>3y. so the question really is : x>3y?
statement 1 translated to x=3y+2
statement 2 translated to 2x/3y>2 which translates to 2x>6y/2 which simplifies to x>3y.
In testing numbers statement 1 seems sufficient when testin x as 8 and y as 2 but when you tet y as 100 and consequent x as 302 they actually equal eachother and therefore I ruled out statement A and chose B.
QA is C but where did I go wrong.
qa is c ..i chose b
Appetite for 700 and I scraped my plate!
