if x^2 + 5y = 49, is y an integer?
1) 1<x<4
2) x^2 is an integer.
IMO C, please confirm the answer.
1) 1<x<4
2) x^2 is an integer.
IMO C, please confirm the answer.
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ohh, how i missed that? what was i thinking...mikeCoolBoy wrote:I think the answer should be E
X = sqrt(2) X = 1.4 this fulfill statement 1 and 2 and y = 47/5
X = 2 this fulfill statement 1 and 2 and y = 9
Sorry guys i am still not getting thissanjib wrote:for Hetavdave.
It is E
because in second option it says x^2 is integer.
So X^ 2 could be 1,2,3,4......
so please square root all of them that would give lot of numbers that would satisfy 1<x<4 and ultimately not necesserely y has to be a integer.
Thanks
yes...dunno why, i was not coming out of the fractions.thanks alldavid4431 wrote:Answer: E.
S1 tells you that 1<x<4. Since x does not necessarily have to be an integer, this is insufficient. x could be 2.5 for example.
S2 tells you that x^2 is an integer. x could be 8, which would make y a non-intger.
Statements combined. hetavdave, here is an explanation for you: suppose x^2 = 8. This means that x would equal 2.8284... and would satisfy both statements. x^2 would be an integer and x would be between 1 and 4. In this case, y is not an integer. In a different case, if x was equal to 3, y would be an integer.
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