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If x and y are integers, is xy even? (1) x = y + 1. (2) x/y is an even integer. Official answer is that both these statements are independently sufficient (D), with the following explanations :-
(1)- since x and y are consecutive numbers, so one of these would be even and thus xy is also even.
(2) if the fraction is even, then it means x is even and hence xy is also even..
Here is my doubt...
I chose option (B), meaning (2) alone is sufficient but (1) is not.
Explanation: x and y are integers which means x could be 0 as well, in that case y will be 1, or x could be -1 and then y would be 0.
in both these cases the product xy will not be even.
Can someone please help me in clarifying this doubt!
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If x and Y are integers, is xy even?In order the product of two integers to be even either (or both) of them must be even. So, the question basically asks whether either x or y is even. (1) x = y + 1. If x is odd then y is even and vise-versa. Sufficient. (2) x/y is an even integer --> \frac{x}{y}=even --> x=y*even=even. Sufficient. Answer: D. As for your doubt: if either x or y is zero, then xy=0=even, because zero is an even integer. Zero is nether positive nor negative, but zero is definitely an even number. An even number is an integer that is "evenly divisible" by 2, i.e., divisible by 2 without a remainder and as zero is evenly divisible by 2 then it must be even (in fact zero is divisible by every integer except zero itself). Hope it helps.
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thank you Bunnel, this is what happens when you don't brush up your basics before preparing for quant! I was not considering 0 as an even number.
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Hi bunuel... what if y=-1 and x=0 in case 1 ? Bunuel wrote: If x and Y are integers, is xy even?
In order the product of two integers to be even either (or both) of them must be even. So, the question basically asks whether either x or y is even.
(1) x = y + 1. If x is odd then y is even and vise-versa. Sufficient.
(2) x/y is an even integer --> \frac{x}{y}=even --> x=y*even=even. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
As for your doubt: if either x or y is zero, then xy=0=even, because zero is an even integer. Zero is nether positive nor negative, but zero is definitely an even number.
An even number is an integer that is "evenly divisible" by 2, i.e., divisible by 2 without a remainder and as zero is evenly divisible by 2 then it must be even (in fact zero is divisible by every integer except zero itself).
Hope it helps.
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vicky4113 wrote: Hi bunuel... what if y=-1 and x=0 in case 1 ? Bunuel wrote: If x and Y are integers, is xy even?
In order the product of two integers to be even either (or both) of them must be even. So, the question basically asks whether either x or y is even.
(1) x = y + 1. If x is odd then y is even and vise-versa. Sufficient.
(2) x/y is an even integer --> \frac{x}{y}=even --> x=y*even=even. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
As for your doubt: if either x or y is zero, then xy=0=even, because zero is an even integer. Zero is nether positive nor negative, but zero is definitely an even number.
An even number is an integer that is "evenly divisible" by 2, i.e., divisible by 2 without a remainder and as zero is evenly divisible by 2 then it must be even (in fact zero is divisible by every integer except zero itself).
Hope it helps. For (1) if y=-1 and x=0, then xy=0=even. Zero is an even integer. An even number is an integer that is "evenly divisible" by 2, i.e., divisible by 2 without a remainder and as zero is evenly divisible by 2 then it must be even (in fact zero is divisible by every integer except zero itself). Hope it's clear.
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