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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:37 am
The points A, B, C, and D are on a number line, not necessarily in that order. If the distance between A and B is 18 and the distance between C and D is 8, what is the distance between B and D?

(1) The distance between C and A is the same as the distance between C and B.

(2) A is to the left of D on the number line.
The drawings below satisfy both statements:
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Since in the first case BD=1 and in the second case BD=17, the two statements combined are insufficient.

The correct answer is E.
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by mallika hunsur » Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:27 am
GMATGuruNY wrote:
The points A, B, C, and D are on a number line, not necessarily in that order. If the distance between A and B is 18 and the distance between C and D is 8, what is the distance between B and D?

(1) The distance between C and A is the same as the distance between C and B.

(2) A is to the left of D on the number line.
The drawings below satisfy both statements:
Image
Since in the first case BD=1 and in the second case BD=17, the two statements combined are insufficient.

The correct answer is E.


Whoa!!! Thanks a ton Mitch!!

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Mallika
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