BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Set J consists of 18 consecutive even numbers. If the smallest term in the set is -10, what is the range of the positive

Expert replies
by BTGModeratorVI » Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:56 am

Timer

00:00

Answers

A

B

C

D

E

Stats

Difficulty

Set J consists of 18 consecutive even numbers. If the smallest term in the set is -10, what is the range of the positive integers in set J?

A. 22
B. 24
C. 34
D. 36
E. 38

Answer: A
Source: Veritas Prep
Join the discussion
Source: — Problem Solving |

BTGModeratorVI wrote:
Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:56 am
Set J consists of 18 consecutive even numbers. If the smallest term in the set is -10, what is the range of the positive integers in set J?

A. 22
B. 24
C. 34
D. 36
E. 38

Answer: A
Source: Veritas Prep
Since there are only 18 integers, another approach is the just list all 18.
We get: -10, -8, -6, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24
Range of POSITIVE INTEGERS = 24 - 2 = 22

Answer: A

Cheers,
Brent
Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com
Image
Join the discussion