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by sandipgumtya » Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:04 am
Is XY<0?
A-X>2
B-Y>-1
I don't have the OA though I think it should be E.Pl help to arrive at the correct ans.

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by MartyMurray » Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:18 am
Question: Is XY<0?

For XY to be less than 0 you need one of two situations.

X > 0 and Y < 0 or X < 0 and Y > 0

Statement 1: X > 2

Y could be positive, 0 or negative.

Insufficient.

Statement 2: Y > -1

X and Y could both be either positive or negative.

Insufficient.

Statements combined:

We know that X > 0 but Y could be negative, 0 or positive.

Insufficient.

The correct answer is E.
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by sandipgumtya » Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:48 am
Thanks Marty for quick reply.I thought the same way as u explained.thanks.