What is the value of (a-b)/(b+c)

IMO D

1) a+b=b-c
tells us that;

a=-c

replace a in the question

((-c)-b)/(b+c)= -(b+c)/(b+c)=-1

2)a/c=-1
tells us
a=-c

do same thing as 1)

hence D,

or is it one of those trap questions?

what is OA?

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madhur_ahuja: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 435; Joined: Sat May 02, 2009 3:55 am; Thanked: 17 times

by madhur_ahuja » Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:37 pm

No, its not a trap question. OA is D

But I have a follow up question, Suppose statement 1 and Statement 2 can alone give the ratio but give different answers , lets say 1 and -1.

Then also, would the answer be D ? ... Is that possible on GMAT ?

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by navalpike » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:46 pm

No, the two statements will never contradict each other.

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by pralhadesh » Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:20 am

Hi,

generallt the two statements in GMAT does not contraidict with one another. However, there is no rule that the answers should be the same.

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by vikram_k51 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:07 pm

What is the value of (a-b)/(b+c)

1. a+b=b-c

2. a/c = -1

D.Each gives -1 as the answer.

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