fangtray wrote:
but why does A work? If 6 is halfway b/t x and Y, x could = 5 and y = 7 or x = 4 and y = 8....how does A work? what am i not understanding?
If x and y are points on the number line, what is the value of x+y?
1. 6 is halfway between x and y
2. y=2x
Fangtray: I am sure that a lot of GMAT takers commit this mistake. The question doesn't ask you the value of (x,y). It asks you the value of x+y. Let me consider the (x,y) sets quoted by you.
If x = 5 and y = 7, then x+y = 12
If x = 4 and y = 8, then x+y = 12
If x = 2 and y = 10, then x+y = 12
if x = -1 and y = 13, then x+y = 12 and in all the cases, the number 6 lies between x and y. Indeed, the first statement can be rephrased to,
'(x+y)/2 = 6' BECAUSE the midvalue of two numbers on the number line is the average of the two numbers.
Let me know, if you still find it tricky.
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