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by ukr.net » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:08 am
Is x less than y?
(1) x-y+1<0
(2) x-y-1<0

Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient

ANS is A.
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by jayhawk2001 » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:26 pm
(1) x-y+1<0
(2) x-y-1<0

1 - sufficient. x + 1 < y. So, x < y.

2 - insufficient. x < y+1. It could be that x = y.

Hence A
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