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# If X and Y are positive integers , is y odd ? (1)

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If X and Y are positive integers , is y odd ? (1) [#permalink]  02 Oct 2011, 14:02
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If X and Y are positive integers , is y odd ?

(1) $$(y+2)!$$/ $$x!$$ is odd integer
(2) $$(y+2)!$$/ $$x!$$ is greater than 2
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Last edited by shashankp27 on 04 Oct 2011, 10:53, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: is y odd ? [#permalink]  03 Oct 2011, 02:24
shashankp27 wrote:
If X and Y are positive integers , is y odd ?

(1) $$(y+2)!$$/ $$x!$$ is odd integer
(2) $$(y+2)!$$/ $$x!$$ is greater than 2

1)
x=4; y=2
x=3; y=1
Not Sufficient.

2)
x=1; y=1
x=1; y=2
Not Sufficient.

Combining both;
y = odd integer greater than 0;
x = y+1
Sufficient.

Ans: "C"
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# If X and Y are positive integers , is y odd ? (1)

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