DS: Numbers

This topic has expert replies
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 109
Joined: Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:10 am
Followed by:1 members

DS: Numbers

by psm12se » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:51 am
If there are more than two numbers in a certain list, is each of the numbers in the list equal to 0?

1. The product of any two numbers in the list is equal to 0.
2. The sum of any two numbers in the list is equal to 0.

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 3835
Joined: Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:00 pm
Location: Milpitas, CA
Thanked: 1854 times
Followed by:523 members
GMAT Score:770

by Anurag@Gurome » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:00 am
psm12se wrote:If there are more than two numbers in a certain list, is each of the numbers in the list equal to 0?

1. The product of any two numbers in the list is equal to 0.
2. The sum of any two numbers in the list is equal to 0.
Statement 1: Consider the following two lists...
  • {0, 0, 0} ---> All numbers are equal to zero
    {0, 0, 1} ---> All numbers are not equal to zero
Not sufficient

Statement 2: Let us take a general case for three numbers a, b, and c.
Hence, (a + b) = 0, (b + c) = 0, and (a + c) = 0
Solving the above three equations, a = b = c = 0, i.e. all numbers are equal to zero.
This can be extended for any number of numbers.

Sufficient

The correct answer is B.
Anurag Mairal, Ph.D., MBA
GMAT Expert, Admissions and Career Guidance
Gurome, Inc.
1-800-566-4043 (USA)

Join Our Facebook Groups
GMAT with Gurome
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272466352793633/
Admissions with Gurome
https://www.facebook.com/groups/461459690536574/
Career Advising with Gurome
https://www.facebook.com/groups/360435787349781/