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by sanju09 » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:31 am
If x < 0, is y > 0?

(1) x/y < 0.

(2) y - x > 0.
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by gmatmachoman » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:43 am
sanju09 wrote:If x < 0, is y > 0?

(1) x/y < 0.

(2) y - x > 0.
@sanju bhai!

How r u??? bhai,

St 1

case 1: let x= -2

x/y <0

so Y has to be greater than zero


st 2:

y>x

still Y can be negative!!

Pick A
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by sanju09 » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:48 am
gmatmachoman wrote:
sanju09 wrote:If x < 0, is y > 0?

(1) x/y < 0.

(2) y - x > 0.
@sanju bhai!

How r u??? bhai,

St 1

case 1: let x= -2

x/y <0

so Y has to be greater than zero


st 2:

y>x

still Y can be negative!!

Pick A
Pick A Poi u juggler :D
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by gmatmachoman » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:51 am
sanju09 wrote:
gmatmachoman wrote:
sanju09 wrote:If x < 0, is y > 0?

(1) x/y < 0.

(2) y - x > 0.
@sanju bhai!

How r u??? bhai,

St 1

case 1: let x= -2

x/y <0

so Y has to be greater than zero


st 2:

y>x

still Y can be negative!!

Pick A
Pick A Poi u juggler :D
Bhai, i cant understand english properly..aur abhi ,wats is this language?
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by selango » Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:15 am
x<0

From stmt1,

x/y<0

Since x is negative,y should be always Positive so that x/y<0

sufficient

From stmt2,

y-x>0

y>x

x=-1,y=0,y is +ve

x=-2,y=-1,y is -ve

Insufficient.

Hence A
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by sanju09 » Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:17 am
gmatmachoman wrote:
sanju09 wrote:
gmatmachoman wrote:
sanju09 wrote:If x < 0, is y > 0?

(1) x/y < 0.

(2) y - x > 0.
@sanju bhai!

How r u??? bhai,

St 1

case 1: let x= -2

x/y <0

so Y has to be greater than zero


st 2:

y>x

still Y can be negative!!

Pick A
Pick A Poi u juggler :D
Bhai, i cant understand english properly..aur abhi ,wats is this language?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poi_(performance_art)
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