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What is the mean of four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d ?
i) a+d=b+c
ii) d-a=b+c...
although it is given as B ,i have a query...
do we take the four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d to be written in ascending order...
if not then the ans should be C.....
if the int are in ascending order , shudn't it be mentioned?
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06 Jan 2010, 05:16
looking for sum1 to clarify!
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07 Jan 2010, 12:24
chetan2u wrote: What is the mean of four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d ?
i) a+d=b+c
ii) d-a=b+c...
although it is given as B ,i have a query...
do we take the four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d to be written in ascending order...
if not then the ans should be C.....
if the int are in ascending order , shudn't it be mentioned? Dont really understand your question.....(in red) The question is asking for the mean... of a,b,c,d all even integers... this means... we need to find the value of (a+b+c+d)/4 which would be an even integer for sure. ST1: gives a+d = b+c... This gives mean as (a+d)/2 or (b+c)/2.... hence NOT SUFF... ST2: gives d-a = b+c --> d = a+b+c Therefore mean = (a+b+c+d)/4 = (d+d)/4 = d/2 .... Hence SUFF.... and answer is B Why would the order be required??? Cheers! JT
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jeeteshsingh wrote: chetan2u wrote: What is the mean of four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d ?
i) a+d=b+c
ii) d-a=b+c...
although it is given as B ,i have a query...
do we take the four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d to be written in ascending order...
if not then the ans should be C.....
if the int are in ascending order , shudn't it be mentioned? Dont really understand your question.....(in red) The question is asking for the mean... of a,b,c,d all even integers... this means... we need to find the value of (a+b+c+d)/4 which would be an even integer for sure. ST1: gives a+d = b+c... This gives mean as (a+d)/2 or (b+c)/2.... hence NOT SUFF... ST2: gives d-a = b+c --> d = a+b+c Therefore mean = (a+b+c+d)/4 = (d+d)/4 = d/2 .... Hence SUFF.... and answer is B Why would the order be required???Cheers! JT u are giving ans as B... first why i think order is reqd... if the seq is a,b,c,d... x,x+2,x+4,x+6....SII gives d-a=b+c.... means x+6-x=x+4+x+2....x=0 so nos are 0,2,4,6 mean =3...... but the eq d-a=b+c can be satisfied if ascending order is a,b,d,c eg. -2,0,2,4... here d-a=2-(-2)=4=4+0=4... mean in this case is 1... so two diff ans not suff... SIn SII combined are suff..... i would like the moderators to clarify on the issue pl...
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chetan2u wrote: jeeteshsingh wrote: chetan2u wrote: What is the mean of four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d ?
i) a+d=b+c
ii) d-a=b+c...
although it is given as B ,i have a query...
do we take the four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d to be written in ascending order...
if not then the ans should be C.....
if the int are in ascending order , shudn't it be mentioned? Dont really understand your question.....(in red) The question is asking for the mean... of a,b,c,d all even integers... this means... we need to find the value of (a+b+c+d)/4 which would be an even integer for sure. ST1: gives a+d = b+c... This gives mean as (a+d)/2 or (b+c)/2.... hence NOT SUFF... ST2: gives d-a = b+c --> d = a+b+c Therefore mean = (a+b+c+d)/4 = (d+d)/4 = d/2 .... Hence SUFF.... and answer is B Why would the order be required???Cheers! JT u are giving ans as B... first why i think order is reqd... if the seq is a,b,c,d... x,x+2,x+4,x+6....SII gives d-a=b+c.... means x+6-x=x+4+x+2....x=0 so nos are 0,2,4,6 mean =3...... but the eq d-a=b+c can be satisfied if ascending order is a,b,d,c eg. -2,0,2,4... here d-a=2-(-2)=4=4+0=4... mean in this case is 1... so two diff ans not suff... SIn SII combined are suff..... i would like the moderators to clarify on the issue pl... If the question says that a,b,c,d are 4 consecutive even integers... I don't think they would consider them to be as 8,2,6,4..... ! Anyway... lets wait for Bunuel or someone else to comment on this! For me... Ans as B looks pretty convincing!
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08 Jan 2010, 20:03
hi .. i also think it should be given in ascending order... want to confirm it so that not found wanting in future...
i m not sure where but i had done a q somewhere ,where the ans took the possiblity of they not being in an order..
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Anyone want to try this one ?? Not sure. I think the answer should be E as we donot know the order of consecutive integers.
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chetan2u wrote: What is the mean of four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d ?
i) a+d=b+c
ii) d-a=b+c...
although it is given as B ,i have a query...
do we take the four consecutive even integers a ,b ,c ,d to be written in ascending order...
if not then the ans should be C.....
if the int are in ascending order , shudn't it be mentioned? Statement 2: d-a=b+c therefore d-c=a+b ; as we know c and d are consecutive even integers; d-c=2 which gives us a+b=2 there is only one pair of consecutive a and b that works; 0 and 2. Therefore statement 2 is sufficient alone.
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