What if question stem itself has the answer ?

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hey_thr67: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 299; Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:27 amFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 9 times

by hey_thr67 » Sat May 05, 2012 10:48 am

if x/2= 10 , is x > 0 ?

1- -23 < x < 34
2- x = y + 10

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Sat May 05, 2012 11:05 am

Then it's a poorly written question

I've seen it on occasion, but it usually means that there is a typo in the stem.

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by hey_thr67 » Sat May 05, 2012 2:23 pm

So you are saying, it can be typo only .Stem can not come.

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Sat May 05, 2012 3:16 pm

Right. If the stem provides the answer, then we don't need either of the two statements.

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by agarwalva » Sun May 06, 2012 1:35 pm

i agree it could be a typo...
but if i see see such a question .. i would marked "D".. either statement can answer

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