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For how many integer values of m is x < m < y ?

(1) x and y are positive integers
(2) y – x = 6

Work:
1. Statement 1 tells me only that x and y are positive integers, which means that the range between them could be literally anything, insufficient
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2. Statement 2 tells me the distance between y and x is simply 6 (eg y=7, x=1, so M could be 2,3,4,5, or 6). Statement 2 does not give me any positive or negative indications, fractions, but that shouldn't matter as the number of integer's should be the same.

So answer should be...B right?

This is a copy of OG13 following question:
Quote:

How many integers n are there such that r < n < s ?

(1) s - r = 5
(2) r and s are not integers.

Discussed here: how-many-integers-n-are-there-such-that-r-n-s-166396.html

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For how many integer values of m is x < m < y ?

(1) x and y are positive integers
(2) y – x = 6

Target question: For how many integer values of m is x < m < y ?

Statement 1: x and y are positive integers
There are several values of x and y that satisfy statement 1. Here are two:
Case a: x = 1 and y = 3. In this case, only ONE value of m (m = 2) satisfies the inequality x < m < y
Case b: x = 1 and y = 4. In this case, TWO values of m (m = 2 and m = 3) satisfy the inequality x < m < y
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, statement 1 is NOT SUFFICIENT

Statement 2: y – x = 6
It would SEEM that this statement provides sufficient information. HOWEVER, the answer to the target question varies, depending on whether x and y have INTEGER values or whether they have NON-INTEGER values. Here's what I mean:
Case a: x = 1.1 and y = 7.1. (notice that y - x = 7.1 - 1.1 = 6). In this case, there are 6 values of m (m = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) that satisfy the inequality x < m < y
Case b: x = 1 and y = 7. (notice that y - x = 7 - 1 = 6). In this case, there are 5 values of m (m = 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) that satisfy the inequality x < m < y
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, statement 2 is NOT SUFFICIENT

Statements 1 and 2 combined
When we combine BOTH statements, there is ONLY ONE answer to the target question
If x and y are both integers, AND it is the case that y - x = 6, then there are 5 values of m that satisfy the inequality x < m < y
To be more specific, if y - x = 6, then y = x + 6
So, the FIVE values of m that satisfy the inequality x < m < y will be: m = x + 1, m = x + 2, m = x + 3, m = x + 4, and m = x + 5
Since we can answer the target question with certainty, the combined statements are SUFFICIENT

Answer: C

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