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Are integers x, y, and z consecutive? 1. y equals the arithmetic mean of x and z2. x = -zSource: GMAT Club Tests - hardest GMAT questions I don't understand the answer... shouldn't 1. be enough? if y = x+z / 2 if they were consecutive, y should be (x+1). z would then be x+2. if x + (x+2) / 2, you do get y = (X+1) so why isn't 1. enough?
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Take the example of y = x+5 and z = x+10. In this case also, y = (x+z)/2, but x,y and z are not consecutive.
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Is this the correct definition of consecutive integers?
To me consecutive integers could be 1,2,3 but also 2,4,6 or 4,8,12
Is this called something else? Consecutive series?
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2, 4, 6 would be consecutive even integers; 4, 8, 12 would be consecutive multiples of 4. Consecutive integers are 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on unless otherwise stated. hogann wrote: Is this the correct definition of consecutive integers?
To me consecutive integers could be 1,2,3 but also 2,4,6 or 4,8,12
Is this called something else? Consecutive series?
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Nice one. Thanks for clarifying the term “consecutive XXXX”
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x, y and z are integers. Are they consecutive? 1. y equals to the arithmetic mean of x and z 2. x = -z So is the correct answer E? Taking statement 1, y = (x+z)/2 Not sufficient. Taking statement 2, if x is 1, then the x, y, z could be -1, 0, 1. However, they could also be -2, 0, 2. Not sufficient. Combining the statements and substituting, y = (-z+z)/2, which simplifies to y = 0/2 or 0. If y is 0 and x = -z, we still do not have enough information to answer the question.
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You're absolutely right. The OA is E. phillypointgod21 wrote: x, y and z are integers. Are they consecutive?
1. y equals to the arithmetic mean of x and z
2. x = -z
So is the correct answer E?
Taking statement 1, y = (x+z)/2 Not sufficient.
Taking statement 2, if x is 1, then the x, y, z could be -1, 0, 1. However, they could also be -2, 0, 2. Not sufficient.
Combining the statements and substituting, y = (-z+z)/2, which simplifies to y = 0/2 or 0. If y is 0 and x = -z, we still do not have enough information to answer the question.
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(1) y = average of x and z: x(1), y(2), z(3) --> y is avrg of x & z and x,y,z are consecutives x(2), y(2), z(2) --> y is avrg of x & z but x,y,z are not consecutives INSUFFICIENT (1) x= -z says nothing about y... INSUFFICIENT (1) and (2): x(-1), y(0), z(1)... y is avrg of x and z and x,y,z are consecutives it might be tempting to pick C without trying another set of nos. x(-2), y(0), z(2)... y is avrg of x and z but x,y,z are not consecutives INSUFFICIENT So, E.
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Statement 1: y = (x+z)/2. y is the middle term but we do not know whether the difference between x, y and/or y,z is 1. Insufficient. Statement 2: x = -z. This tells us that y = 0, however we do not know whether about the difference between x,y and y,z. Insufficient. Combining both: we know that y is the middle term and the mean of x and z but still we cannot determine that the difference between x,y and y,z is 1 (condition for x, y, z to be consecutive.) Answer E.
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Agree with E for sure.
State 1: y = A.M of X & Y
We get inconclusive answers as if X=3 , Y=4, Z=5
Then Y=(3+5)/2=4 = A.M is true ans consecutive no. but say if X=2, Y=5, Z=8
then also Y=A.M =5 but the number are no consecutive so insufiecient
Answers could be B, C or e
Stat II: X=-Z gives us nothing so insuffiecient .
Taking them together:
If z=2 then X=-2 then y=0 not consecutive
Watch out here as all values except 1 the no will come out to be not consecutive.
Except 1 If z=1 then x=-1 Y=0 consecutive no. so we have conflicting answers so correct Answer is [E]
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gmatbull wrote: (1) y = average of x and z:
x(1), y(2), z(3) --> y is avrg of x & z and x,y,z are consecutives
x(2), y(2), z(2) --> y is avrg of x & z but x,y,z are not consecutives
INSUFFICIENT
(1) x= -z says nothing about y...
INSUFFICIENT
(1) and (2):
x(-1), y(0), z(1)... y is avrg of x and z and x,y,z are consecutives
it might be tempting to pick C without trying another set of nos.
x(-2), y(0), z(2)... y is avrg of x and z but x,y,z are not consecutives
INSUFFICIENT
So, E. Thanks. To me, you did the best job of explaining why the answer isn't "A". Just because all consecutive integers will work for X+Z/2=Y doesn't mean that ONLY consecutive integers will do that.
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Its E. St1: Every AP has the same property b = (a+c)/2 . So insufficient. St2: There are infinite series with a = -c eg -5,0,5 ; -2,0,2 So insufficient. Both statements together doesn't narrow it down. Hence E.
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Great question. Made me make a mistake. I simply took Z=1 and X=-1 according to stmt 2. Then according to stmt 1, y must be 0 here. So the three numbers comprise a consecutive integer -1,0,1. But haha what about -2, 0 , 2 which is supported by the statements? It's no a consecutive integer series. So E
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I picked E
Stm.1- y=(x+z)/2
2y=x+z
3y=x+y+z
y=(x+y+z)/3 ...this statement only means that the mean=median... consecutive and nonconsecutive integers satisfy this condition...therefore not Sufficient.
Stm.2- No data about y...therefore insufficient.
Stm1 and stm2 together (x,y,z)=(-3,0,3) or (-1,0,1) therefore not sufficient.
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Are integers x, y, and z consecutive? 1. y equals the arithmetic mean of x and z2. x = -zNice workout ! (i) take 5,6,7 6 is the AM of 5&7 yes Consecutivetake 10,12,14 12 is the AM of 10&14 Not consecutiveinsufficient (ii)take -1,0,1 as x,y & z- possible because x=(-z) but if we take z=-5, x will be 5 , then it will not be consecutive- not possibleinsufficient Answer-E
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