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you're right girish

My last conclusion is wrong; y needs not to be negative
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4x > 3y?
1 4x > 2y
2. x/y <1


question: is x>3y/4 ?

stmt 1, 4x>2y = x>2y/4 , if x > 2y/4 does not mean its also greater than 3y/4, therefore insuff

stmt 2, x/y<1, x/y > 3/4 or x< 3/4, hence insuff

together, x/y >1/2 and x/y<1 again is insuff, Hence E
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4x>3y = x>.75y

1) 4x>2y => x>.5y =>can not say x>.75 y Insufficient
2) x/y x .75y

Combining both to gather

x>.5y
x.75y!

Answer is E



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