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Quant - PS

Please help

If x + |x| + y = 7 and x + |y| - y =6 , then x + y =

OA : 3

by exoticanb4u

Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:36 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Quant - PS
Replies: 3
Views: 925

Quant - PS

Can someone please solve this question?

I am getting -16 as answer, but the OA says -8 :?

What is the sum of all roots of the equation
|x + 4|^2 - 10|x + 4| = 24?

BTW the source is magoosh

by exoticanb4u

Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:28 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Quant - PS
Replies: 2
Views: 1129

Articulate - one more from 1000 cr

Being articulate has been equated with having a large vocabulary. Actually, however, people with large vocabularies have no incentive for, and tend not to engage in, the kind of creative linguistic self-expression that is required when no available words seem adequate. Thus a large vocabulary is a h...

by exoticanb4u

Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:23 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Articulate - one more from 1000 cr
Replies: 4
Views: 1521

Older United States - Good One - 1000 CR

Older United States automobiles have been identified as contributing disproportionately to global air pollution. The requirement in many jurisdictions that automobiles pass emission-control inspections has had the effect of taking many such automobiles out of service in the United States, as they fa...

by exoticanb4u

Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:49 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Older United States - Good One - 1000 CR
Replies: 4
Views: 1586