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20 Feb 2024, 03:29
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Dear GMAT Club community
During my GMAT preparation, I noticed that I often struggle with Data Sufficiency questions. The reason that I struggle is because of questions like the following:
Question stem: "Is X greater/better than Y? Subsequently I often find out that, with the information given in the two statements, it is possible to calculate the difference between X and Y. However, after making the calculations, I often find out that X is NOT greater than Y. This puts me in an insecure position, because I doubt whether I should answer that the information given is sufficient (answers A, B, C, or D), or that I should answer that the information given is insufficient (answer E). After all, the answer to the original question is the following: "No, X is NOT greater than Y". So I'm inclined to pick answer E (NOT sufficient).
Can somebody tell me which rule I should apply in these type of situations?
During my GMAT preparation, I noticed that I often struggle with Data Sufficiency questions. The reason that I struggle is because of questions like the following:
Question stem: "Is X greater/better than Y? Subsequently I often find out that, with the information given in the two statements, it is possible to calculate the difference between X and Y. However, after making the calculations, I often find out that X is NOT greater than Y. This puts me in an insecure position, because I doubt whether I should answer that the information given is sufficient (answers A, B, C, or D), or that I should answer that the information given is insufficient (answer E). After all, the answer to the original question is the following: "No, X is NOT greater than Y". So I'm inclined to pick answer E (NOT sufficient).
Can somebody tell me which rule I should apply in these type of situations?
20 Feb 2024, 04:55
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JeffGuns
A definitive 'no' is as valid as a 'yes' in establishing sufficiency. The critical factor in GMAT Data Sufficiency is not whether the answer is positive or negative, but whether the data provided conclusively supports that answer. A consistent 'no' can effectively fulfill the question's requirement, confirming the sufficiency of the data.
1. YES/NO DS Questions:
In Yes/No Data Sufficiency questions, a statement is sufficient if the answer is always "yes" or always "no", whereas a statement is insufficient if the answer can be "sometimes yes" and "sometimes no".
2. VALUE DS QUESTIONS:
When a DS question asks about the value of some variable, then the statement is sufficient ONLY if you can obtain a single numerical value for this variable.
In Yes/No Data Sufficiency questions, a statement is sufficient if the answer is always "yes" or always "no", whereas a statement is insufficient if the answer can be "sometimes yes" and "sometimes no".
2. VALUE DS QUESTIONS:
When a DS question asks about the value of some variable, then the statement is sufficient ONLY if you can obtain a single numerical value for this variable.
Ceck more here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/avoiding-com ... l#p3317069
Hope it helps.
22 Feb 2024, 18:02
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Need to confirm whether always 'YES' or always 'NO'.
If that's so, then the solution can be determined with certainty.
If that's so, then the solution can be determined with certainty.
