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x is the sum of y consecutive integers. w is the sum of z [#permalink]
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x is the sum of y consecutive integers. w is the sum of z consecutive integers. If y = 2z, and y and z are both positive integers, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT
x = w
x > w
x/y is an integer
w/z is an integer
x/z is an integer
can you solve this problem that is different than the solution from the source of this question?
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Re: x is the sum of y consecutive integers [#permalink]
20 Jun 2008, 22:16
gmatnub wrote: x is the sum of y consecutive integers. w is the sum of z consecutive integers. If y = 2z, and y and z are both positive integers, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT
x = w
x > w
x/y is an integer
w/z is an integer
x/z is an integer
can you solve this problem that is different than the solution from the source of this question? I am guessing that the answer is A. x cannot equal w because in order for x = w, then the median need for the integers needs to be 0. Since y has an even number of consecutive integers, then it cannot have a median of 0.
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Re: x is the sum of y consecutive integers [#permalink]
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The answer should be C, x/y. Quote: x is the sum of y consecutive integers. w is the sum of z consecutive integers. If y = 2z, and y and z are both positive integers, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT
x = w
x > w
x/y is an integer
w/z is an integer
x/z is an integer Reasoning: The sum of n consecutive integers is n*(a1+an)/2. So, sum/(number of terms) is integer if and only if (a1+an)/2 is integer which is possible only for odd n. We have y=2z terms, so clearly y is even. So, x/y can’t be an integer. For any other possibility, we can construct example showing that it could be integer.
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Re: x is the sum of y consecutive integers [#permalink]
21 Jun 2008, 06:56
greenoak wrote: The answer should be C, x/y. Quote: x is the sum of y consecutive integers. w is the sum of z consecutive integers. If y = 2z, and y and z are both positive integers, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT
x = w
x > w
x/y is an integer
w/z is an integer
x/z is an integer Reasoning: The sum of n consecutive integers is n*(a1+an)/2. So, sum/(number of terms) is integer if and only if (a1+an)/2 is integer which is possible only for odd n. We have y=2z terms, so clearly y is even. So, x/y can’t be an integer. For any other possibility, we can construct example showing that it could be integer. wow, this is a good solution.
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Re: x is the sum of y consecutive integers [#permalink]
21 Jun 2008, 07:44
gmatnub wrote: x is the sum of y consecutive integers. w is the sum of z consecutive integers. If y = 2z, and y and z are both positive integers, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT
x = w
x > w
x/y is an integer
w/z is an integer
x/z is an integer
can you solve this problem that is different than the solution from the source of this question? the point of intrest here is: the mean/median of even number of consecutive integers is/can not an integer. since z could be odd/even but y can never be odd as it is 2z. if x is sum of y (even) consecutive integers, the mean/median of y consecutive integers cannot be an integer. so x/y is not an integer.
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Re: x is the sum of y consecutive integers [#permalink]
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Answer must be X/Z (i.e., E) Ex: Z=2, then Y=4 X= Sum of ( 1, 2, 3, 4) = 10 W=Sum of ( 10, 12) = 22 So X/Z= 10/2= 5 Since X has Y numbers in the list and Y=2Z, So obviously X can be divided by Z.
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Re: x is the sum of y consecutive integers [#permalink]
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gmatnub wrote: x is the sum of y consecutive integers. w is the sum of z consecutive integers. If y = 2z, and y and z are both positive integers, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT
x = w
x > w
x/y is an integer
w/z is an integer
x/z is an integer
can you solve this problem that is different than the solution from the source of this question? Sum of the numbers of a consecutive series is a multiple of the number of terms only when the number of terms is odd and never a multiple when the number of terms is even.. y = 2z = even..so C is the answer..
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Re: x is the sum of y consecutive integers [#permalink]
24 Jun 2008, 01:18
excellent one! is it mgmat?
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Re: x is the sum of y consecutive integers [#permalink]
24 Jun 2008, 09:36
The OA is C, yes it is a mgmat question
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