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Re: plz post your reasoning can we use decimal numbers to [#permalink]
mand-y wrote:
can we use decimal numbers to disprove statement?
Is A+B+C EVEN ?

ST1. A -C - B IS EVEN
ST2. ( A- C) B IS ODD



E. good question. if A, B and C are not whole numbers/integers or are fractions, we cannot say.

initially i also thought B but after going through your question, should be E.

this is indeed another good question............................
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Prof,

Can you give me two examples where both ST1 and ST2 are satisfied and we get 2 different answers for the main question?

I am still convinced that it should be (C)...
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Prof, Can you give me two examples where both ST1 and ST2 are satisfied and we get 2 different answers for the main question?

I am still convinced that it should be (C)...

if a = 4.5, b = 1 and c = 1.5
st 1. a - c - b = 4.5 - 1.5 - 1 = 2.........even
st 2. (a - c) b = (4.5 - 1.5) 1 = 3........odd

a + b + c = 4.5 + 1.5 + 1 = 7 ...odd.

if a = 4, b = 1 and c = 1
st 1. a - c - b = 4 - 1 - 1 = 2.. even
st 2. (a - c) b = (4 - 1) 1 = 3 .. odd

a + b + c = 4 + 1 + 1 = 6 ... even.

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Is A+B+C EVEN ?

ST1. A -C - B IS EVEN
ST2. ( A- C) B IS ODD
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Re: plz post your reasoning can we use decimal numbers to [#permalink]
This is E.

NEVER assume integers until explicitly stated.
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Re: plz post your reasoning can we use decimal numbers to [#permalink]
THANKS FOR yours answers but i thought that even number have to be integer
becaause even is an integer when divided by 2
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This is E.

NEVER assume integers until explicitly stated.


Good ANSWER oa is E
plz can you explain me why
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consider AD/BCE,
A---
let A be 5.1,C be 2.1,A be 1
A-B-C=5.1-1-2.1=2(even)
but A+B+C=8.2 not even...
but if A is 6,B is 1 C is 3 both stmts are even hence A and D goes out
now consider B,
noe (5.1-2.1)1=3,odd
consider the same above combinations above,we will get yes for one
combinaton and no for another combination.hence B goes out
similarly for c we will get yes for 6,1,3 while no for 5.1,2.1,1
hence C also goes out
and giving us the answer E
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ps_dahiya wrote:
This is E.

NEVER assume integers until explicitly stated.


Good ANSWER oa is E
plz can you explain me why
thanks


A+B+C is even does not mean that A,B and C are also integers. A = 1.5 B = 1.75 and C = 0.75 yields A+B+C = 4 which is even. These are simpler values. more complex would be A = 1.564325465879256 and B and C also like that........ this way the answer will be certainly E.

Moral of the Story: ALL VARIABLES ARE REAL NUMBERS UNLESS EXPLICITLY STATED
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mand-y wrote:
ps_dahiya wrote:
This is E.

NEVER assume integers until explicitly stated.


Good ANSWER oa is E
plz can you explain me why
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A+B+C is even does not mean that A,B and C are also integers. A = 1.5 B = 1.75 and C = 0.75 yields A+B+C = 4 which is even. These are simpler values. more complex would be A = 1.564325465879256 and B and C also like that........ this way the answer will be certainly E.

Moral of the Story: ALL VARIABLES ARE REAL NUMBERS UNLESS EXPLICITLY STATED

so I understood well the whole sum is an even integer it does not mean
that each part -each - has to be an integer



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