If a > 0 and b > 0, is a/b > b/a ?

I concur.My take is D.

statement 1: Since a and b are positive, min value of b > 2.

Statement 2: Rearrangement makes the equation (a/b) = 4/5 so (b/a) = 5/4.

Target question: Is a/b > b/a ?

Given: a > 0 and b > 0

This is a great candidate for REPHRASING the target question: Is a/b > b/a ?
Since a and b are both POSITIVE, we can multiply both sides of the inequality by ab to get: Is a² > b²?

Nice Rules: If 0 < b < a, then and b² < a²
Conversely, if a and b are positive AND b² < a², then we can be certain that b < a

This allows us to REPHRASE our target question once more to get...
REPHRASED target question: Is b < a?

Once we're rephrased the target question like this, the statements are pretty easy to analyze.

Statement 1: a = b - 2
In other words, a is 2 less than b
So, we can be certain that a < b
In other words, it is definitely NOT the case that b < a
Since we can answer the REPHRASED target question with certainty, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT

Statement 2: a/(4b) =1/5
Multiply both sides by 4b to get: a = (4/5)b
In other words, a is equal to 4/5 of b
Since it's given that a and b are positive, we can be certain that a < b
In other words, it is definitely NOT the case that b < a
Since we can answer the REPHRASED target question with certainty, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT

Answer:

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For both a < b. How did you get that a > b for (1)? It says a = b - 2, so a < b.

I tried with fractions and integers-- the question doesn't expressly say its not an integer.
1) St 1; if with integers, a = 8, b = 10 - 2 --> 8/10 < 5/4 A is suff, with a = 1/4 , b = 9/4 A suff
2) a = 4/5 b, which is suff for both integers and fractions

Ans D

Solution:

Since both a and b are positive, a/b is greater than b/a if a > b and a/b is not greater than b/a if a ≤ b.

Statement One Only:

a = b - 2


Since a = b - 2, then a < b and therefore, a/b is not greater than b/a. Statement one alone is sufficient.

Statement Two Only:

a/(4b) = 1/5

Simplifying, we have a = 4b/5. Since both a and b are positive, this means a < b, and therefore, a/b is not greater than b/a. Statement two alone is sufficient.

Answer: D