What is the value of y?
1. When y is multiplied by 6 the result is between 40 and 45
2. When y is multiplied by 3 the result is between 19 and 23
I chose the answer as D but the correct answer is E.
If y = 7 then 6*7 = 42 fulfils condition of statement 1
If y = 7 then 3*7 = 21 fulfils condition of statement 2
therefore only one unique value of y is possible !
Please explain
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The question does not say that y is an integer. So 6.9, 6.99 are also solutions. Hence E.kartikshah wrote:What is the value of y?
1. When y is multiplied by 6 the result is between 40 and 45
2. When y is multiplied by 3 the result is between 19 and 23
I chose the answer as D but the correct answer is E.
If y = 7 then 6*7 = 42 fulfils condition of statement 1
If y = 7 then 3*7 = 21 fulfils condition of statement 2
therefore only one unique value of y is possible !
Please explain
Thanks
Source: Princeton Review Practice Test 10
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I had 3 questions like this one when doing questions on the MGMAT. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE ASSUME THAT NUMBERS HAVE TO BE INTEGERS... You will always get the wrong answer. Especially questions like this one. If you do the GMAT official prep question, there are questions like this one so beware!
