GMAT Data Sufficiency Discussions

Yes it must be C

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If x is a prime no and 69
(1) x-6 is prime
(2) 2x

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Mrs. Smith stores her homemade applesauce in glass jars of only two sizes, large and small. If a certain quantity of applesauce will fill either 2 large jars and 12 small jars or 4 large jars and 4 small jars, how many ounces of applesauce does each small jar hold?
(1) Each large jar holds 4 times as much applesauce as each small jar.
(2) Two large jars together hold 24 ounces.

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Mrs. Smith stores her homemade applesauce in glass jars of only two sizes, large and small. If a certain quantity of applesauce will fill either 2 large jars and 12 small jars or 4 large jars and 4 small jars, how many ounces of applesauce does each small jar hold?
(1) Each large jar holds 4 times as much applesauce as each small jar.
(2) Two large jars together hold 24 ounces.

Answer is Statement 2 alone is sufficient but not 1.

1 simple restates the facts.

Am I right?
Answer is Statement 2 alone is sufficient but not 1.

1 simple restates the facts.

Am I right?

Yes the answer is B as point 1 only restates the facts

2L + 12S = Q and 4L +4S = Q

(1) L = 4S We still odnt know what Q is

(2) 2L=24 oz can easily plug in above equations and solve as we have a value given

therefore B is the answer

Few Ques from my side:

1) On the number line, the distance between x and y is greater than the distance between x and z. does z lie between x and y on the number line?
a) Xyz
b) Xy

2) For the students of class a, range of the heights is r cms, the greatest height is g cms,
For student sof class b, range- s cms and greatest height- h cms
Is the least height of the students in class a greater than least height of b?
a) rh
(I hate these type of ques, always got them wrong in og)

3) is a,b,k and m are positive integers, is a^k a factor of b^m?
a) a is a factor of b
b) k

4) lines n and p intersect lie in the xy-plane. Is the slope of line n less than the slope of p?
a) lines intersect at the point (5,1)
b) the y-intercept of line n is greater than the y-intercept of line p
guys ple reply asap till tomo evening.
thanks
neha

Few Ques from my side:

1) On the number line, the distance between x and y is greater than the distance between x and z. does z lie between x and y on the number line?
a) Xyz
b) Xy

2) For the students of class a, range of the heights is r cms, the greatest height is g cms,
For student sof class b, range- s cms and greatest height- h cms
Is the least height of the students in class a greater than least height of b?
a) rh
(I hate these type of ques, always got them wrong in og)

3) is a,b,k and m are positive integers, is a^k a factor of b^m?
a) a is a factor of b
b) k

4) lines n and p intersect lie in the xy-plane. Is the slope of line n less than the slope of p?
a) lines intersect at the point (5,1)
b) the y-intercept of line n is greater than the y-intercept of line p
guys ple reply asap till tomo evening.
thanks
neha

1 e
2 c
3 c
4 e

Is it ??
Few Ques from my side:

1) On the number line, the distance between x and y is greater than the distance between x and z. does z lie between x and y on the number line?
a) Xyz
b) Xy

2) For the students of class a, range of the heights is r cms, the greatest height is g cms,
For student sof class b, range- s cms and greatest height- h cms
Is the least height of the students in class a greater than least height of b?
a) rh
(I hate these type of ques, always got them wrong in og)

3) is a,b,k and m are positive integers, is a^k a factor of b^m?
a) a is a factor of b
b) k

4) lines n and p intersect lie in the xy-plane. Is the slope of line n less than the slope of p?
a) lines intersect at the point (5,1)
b) the y-intercept of line n is greater than the y-intercept of line p
guys ple reply asap till tomo evening.
thanks
neha

Is it

1 e
2 c
3 c
4 e
Few Ques from my side:

1) On the number line, the distance between x and y is greater than the distance between x and z. does z lie between x and y on the number line?
a) Xyz
b) Xy

From first it is clear that-
1 two are positive and one is negative
2.all three negative

from second its clear that x and y are opposite, so from first condition,z is positive and hence lies in between
So C.


2) For the students of class a, range of the heights is r cms, the greatest height is g cms,
For student sof class b, range- s cms and greatest height- h cms
Is the least height of the students in class a greater than least height of b?
a) rh
(I hate these type of ques, always got them wrong in og)

Least height a class=g-r
least height b class=h-s

from 1 and 2, we can say that a will be more.so C

3) is a,b,k and m are positive integers, is a^k a factor of b^m?
a) a is a factor of b
b) k

lets do it by example-
1.a is 2 and b is 4
so 2^k and 4^m=2^2m=> no conclusion

2.k
expression becomes

2 and 4^2

So C
4) lines n and p intersect lie in the xy-plane. Is the slope of line n less than the slope of p?
a) lines intersect at the point (5,1)
b) the y-intercept of line n is greater than the y-intercept of line p

Let line equations are
y=nx+c1 and y=px+c2

1.5,1 satisfies both lines

so 5=n+c1 and 5=p+c2 so not suffn
2.n>p=> c1

so answer is C.




guys ple reply asap till tomo evening.
thanks
neha


I thnk ur code was c only
guy with guts Says
I thnk ur code was c only

For question no.1, combining the information of statement 1 & 2 tells that either x or y is negative, in that case if x is -ve, z will be in between x and y, else not. So, my opt is E

I also think q 1 should be E .Also not sure abt q 4 .Is there a simpler explanation for this

4) lines n and p intersect lie in the xy-plane. Is the slope of line n less than the slope of p?
a) lines intersect at the point (5,1)
b) the y-intercept of line n is greater than the y-intercept of line p
Let line equations are
y=nx+c1 and y=px+c2
1.5,1 satisfies both lines
so 5=n+c1 and 5=p+c2 so not suffn
2.n>p=> c1
so answer is C.

for the 4th question its given as c1>c2 so the it wud be n
guy with guts Says
I thnk ur code was c only
cgt2k1 Says
I also think q 1 should be E .Also not sure abt q 4 .Is there a simpler explanation for this



I too agree the answer should be E. Just by stating that the intercept on the Y axis is greater for line N doesnt prove that the intercept cannot be on either side of axis X.

To be sure I assumed the Y intercept on for line N to be (0,5) and (0, -3) and for line P to be (0,3) and (0, -1).

If you calculate the slopes for the two lines when the intercept is above X axis the slope is

Slope (n) = -4/5
Slope (p) = -2/5
=> slope (p) is greater than slope (n)

When the intercept is below X axis the slope is

Slope (n) = 4/5
Slope (p) = 2/5
=> slope (p) is smaller than slope (n)

Hence the answer is E.
I too agree the answer should be E. Just by stating that the intercept on the Y axis is greater for line N doesnt prove that the intercept cannot be on either side of axis X.

To be sure I assumed the Y intercept on for line N to be (0,5) and (0, -3) and for line P to be (0,3) and (0, -1).

If you calculate the slopes for the two lines when the intercept is above X axis the slope is

Slope (n) = -4/5
Slope (p) = -2/5
=> slope (p) is greater than slope (n)

When the intercept is below X axis the slope is

Slope (n) = 4/5
Slope (p) = 2/5
=> slope (p) is smaller than slope (n)

Hence the answer is E.


Hi Varun,

I did not get htis:
To be sure I assumed the Y intercept on for line N to be (0,5) and (0, -3) and for line P to be (0,3) and (0, -1).

can you please explain it
Hi Varun,

I did not get htis:
To be sure I assumed the Y intercept on for line N to be (0,5) and (0, -3) and for line P to be (0,3) and (0, -1).

can you please explain it


avanika,

Check the attached graph. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks Varun. thta was helpful.
i now understnd whr i went worng.
taking the lines to be of the form y=mx+c.
line n wud be 5=m1+c1
line p wud be 5=m2+c2.
c1>c2. 2 cases arise here:
if c1=3,c2=2 this implies m1>m2.
if c1=7,c2=6 implies m1

avanika,

Check the attached graph. Let me know if you have any questions.

st1.

x>0=>2x=0=>x=0
x-x=-x=>x cantake any negative integer value

so not suff

st2.

x can be either negative or positive but not 0

combining the two

It implies x is not zeroso x is negative.so c


my explanation

x can be +ve or -ve lets say x is +ve

so here x = -x this cannot be true. For the case x=0; 0 is neither +ve or -ve. so this condition is ruled out. so -x = -x hence x is -ve. SO A alone is suff

In 2) x^2 is +ve so x can be -ve or +ve hence insuff.
An easy one below try it out

If x is a prime no and 69
(1) x-6 is prime
(2) 2x

my sol:

take 2) here x
take 1) we have 79 that satisfies both the consitions so A.

Prime Nos between 69 and 80 are : - 71 73 79

Now (1) with 73 and 79 we get 2 primes - 67 and 73 , thus no unique value Insuff

take (2) this again indicates 2 values : - 71 73 Insuff

Combining 73 is only prime satisfying both

C

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