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How many integers are there between, but not including, integers r and s ? (1) s – r = 10 (2) There are 9 integers between, but not including, r + 1 and s + 1. I may have mistakenly chosen the wrong answer, but nevertheless some expert explanation will help me understand this better.
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How many integers are there between, but not including, integers r and s ?Notice that we are told that r and s are integers. (1) s – r = 10 --> since r and s are integers and s – r = 10 then there will be 9 integers between them. For example take s=10 and r=0, then there are following integers between them: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Sufficient. (2) There are 9 integers between, but not including, r + 1 and s + 1 --> the distance between r and s is the same as the distance between r+1 and s+1, so if there are 9 integers between, but not including, r+1 and s+1 then there will be 9 integers between, but not including, r and s too. For example consider s+1=11 and r+1=1 (9 integers between them: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) --> s=10 and r=0 the same as above. Sufficient. Answer: D. Hope it's clear.
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21 Mar 2012, 18:42
nice explanation!
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number of integers including s and r = s-r+1. Number of integers excluding s and r = s-r+1-2 = s-r-1.
1) gives us s-r-1 = 9. Sufficient
2) The number of integers between s and r will be the same as number of integers between s+1 and r+1 = 9 .Sufficient.
Hence D
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I might be wrong, but I think the second part of statement 2) : "not including r+1 and s+1" is useless since it does not change anything to the distance the two values are apart. At least this is how I got D.
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highdiving wrote: I might be wrong, but I think the second part of statement 2) : "not including r+1 and s+1" is useless since it does not change anything to the distance the two values are apart.
At least this is how I got D. If we were not told that, then yes the statement would still be sufficient, but in this case the two statements would contradict each other: answer from (1) would be 9, and the answer from (2) would be 7. Note that: on the GMAT, two data sufficiency statements always provide TRUE information and these statements never contradict each other.
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I must be missing something and I am sorry to bother you: but why would I even need to consider s+1 when I am looking for numbers between them? Maybe Im just assuming s is the upper end and so on. Thank you for your time and patience. Posted from my mobile device 
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28 Feb 2013, 00:16
THERE ARE og question which ask about the number of even interger between 2 numbers. This is more cheating.
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In general number of integeres when extreme numbers are omiitted is s-r-1 .
A. Since s-r=10, so answer is 9, hence A is fine
B. Again difference b/w r+1 & s+1 is s-r-1, so B is also is fiine.
so D .
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Bunuel wrote: How many integers are there between, but not including, integers r and s ?
Notice that we are told that r and s are integers.
(1) s – r = 10 --> since r and s are integers and s – r = 10 then there will be 9 integers between them. For example take s=10 and r=0, then there are following integers between them: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Sufficient.
(2) There are 9 integers between, but not including, r + 1 and s + 1 --> the distance between r and s is the same as the distance between r+1 and s+1, so if there are 9 integers between, but not including, r+1 and s+1 then there will be 9 integers between, but not including, r and s too. For example consider s+1=11 and r+1=1 (9 integers between them: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) --> s=10 and r=0 the same as above. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
Hope it's clear. Hi Bunuel , if i am not mistaken , why are we assuming that r and s belongs to an evenly spaced set of integers ??
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yezz wrote: Bunuel wrote: How many integers are there between, but not including, integers r and s ?
Notice that we are told that r and s are integers.
(1) s – r = 10 --> since r and s are integers and s – r = 10 then there will be 9 integers between them. For example take s=10 and r=0, then there are following integers between them: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Sufficient.
(2) There are 9 integers between, but not including, r + 1 and s + 1 --> the distance between r and s is the same as the distance between r+1 and s+1, so if there are 9 integers between, but not including, r+1 and s+1 then there will be 9 integers between, but not including, r and s too. For example consider s+1=11 and r+1=1 (9 integers between them: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) --> s=10 and r=0 the same as above. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
Hope it's clear. Hi Bunuel , if i am not mistaken , why are we assuming that r and s belongs to an evenly spaced set of integers ?? Not sure I understand what you mean. s and r are just two integers. The question asks: how many integers are there between, but not including r and s. Ask yourself, how many integers are there between, but not including, 0 and 10? The answer is 9: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
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Bunuel wrote: How many integers are there between, but not including, integers r and s ?
Notice that we are told that r and s are integers.
(1) s – r = 10 --> since r and s are integers and s – r = 10 then there will be 9 integers between them. For example take s=10 and r=0, then there are following integers between them: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Sufficient.
(2) There are 9 integers between, but not including, r + 1 and s + 1 --> the distance between r and s is the same as the distance between r+1 and s+1, so if there are 9 integers between, but not including, r+1 and s+1 then there will be 9 integers between, but not including, r and s too. For example consider s+1=11 and r+1=1 (9 integers between them: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) --> s=10 and r=0 the same as above. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
Hope it's clear. But, Bunuel - Considering your example in the first case in which r=0 and s=10, the number of integers between them could be maximum 9 or it could be any number less than that. Because, there is no mention of the word "consecutive" in the question. But, the second one clearly states that there are 9 integers. Hence B is sufficient, but A is not! Can you please explain where I am going wrong? Since this is an official problem and also you had solved it, I am 100% confident that D is the answer, but, I want to know where I am going wrong. Thanks!
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sharmila79 wrote: Bunuel wrote: How many integers are there between, but not including, integers r and s ?
Notice that we are told that r and s are integers.
(1) s – r = 10 --> since r and s are integers and s – r = 10 then there will be 9 integers between them. For example take s=10 and r=0, then there are following integers between them: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Sufficient.
(2) There are 9 integers between, but not including, r + 1 and s + 1 --> the distance between r and s is the same as the distance between r+1 and s+1, so if there are 9 integers between, but not including, r+1 and s+1 then there will be 9 integers between, but not including, r and s too. For example consider s+1=11 and r+1=1 (9 integers between them: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) --> s=10 and r=0 the same as above. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
Hope it's clear. But, Bunuel - Considering your example in the first case in which r=0 and s=10, the number of integers between them could be maximum 9 or it could be any number less than that. Because, there is no mention of the word "consecutive" in the question. But, the second one clearly states that there are 9 integers. Hence B is sufficient, but A is not! Can you please explain where I am going wrong? Since this is an official problem and also you had solved it, I am 100% confident that D is the answer, but, I want to know where I am going wrong. Thanks! You don't need the word "consecutive". How many integers are there between, but not including 1 and 3? Only one integer: 2. How many integers are there between, but not including 1 and 5? Three: 2, 3, and 4. Similarly: how many integers are there between, but not including, 0 and 10? The answer is 9: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Hope it's clear.
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Bunuel wrote: sharmila79 wrote: Bunuel wrote: How many integers are there between, but not including, integers r and s ?
Notice that we are told that r and s are integers.
(1) s – r = 10 --> since r and s are integers and s – r = 10 then there will be 9 integers between them. For example take s=10 and r=0, then there are following integers between them: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Sufficient.
(2) There are 9 integers between, but not including, r + 1 and s + 1 --> the distance between r and s is the same as the distance between r+1 and s+1, so if there are 9 integers between, but not including, r+1 and s+1 then there will be 9 integers between, but not including, r and s too. For example consider s+1=11 and r+1=1 (9 integers between them: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) --> s=10 and r=0 the same as above. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
Hope it's clear. But, Bunuel - Considering your example in the first case in which r=0 and s=10, the number of integers between them could be maximum 9 or it could be any number less than that. Because, there is no mention of the word "consecutive" in the question. But, the second one clearly states that there are 9 integers. Hence B is sufficient, but A is not! Can you please explain where I am going wrong? Since this is an official problem and also you had solved it, I am 100% confident that D is the answer, but, I want to know where I am going wrong. Thanks! You don't need the word "consecutive". How many integers are there between, but not including 1 and 3? Only one integer: 2. How many integers are there between, but not including 1 and 5? Three: 2, 3, and 4. Similarly: how many integers are there between, but not including, 0 and 10? The answer is 9: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Hope it's clear. GMAT questions are tricky and they demand over- cautiousness! This is one such occasion...
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