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GMATH practice exercise (Quant Class 16)
If N is a positive two-digit integer, is N+1 prime?
(1) The sum of the digits of N is equal to 11.
(2) N-1 is divisible by 7.
\(N = \left\langle {AB} \right\rangle\)
\(N + 1\,\,\mathop = \limits^? \,\,{\rm{prime}}\)
\(\left( 1 \right)\,\,A + B = 11\,\,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{\\
\,B\,\,{\rm{odd}}\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\left\langle {{\rm{NO}}} \right\rangle \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ {N + 1\,\,{\rm{even}}\,\, > 2\,\,} \right] \hfill \cr \\
\,B\,\,{\rm{even}}\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\left\langle {{\rm{NO}}} \right\rangle \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ {N + 1\,\, \in \left\{ {92 + 1,74 + 1,56 + 1,38 + 1} \right\}\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,{\rm{multiple}}\,\,{\rm{of}}\,\,3\,\,\, > 3} \right]\,\, \hfill \cr} \right.\)
\(\left( 2 \right)\,\,{{N - 1} \over 7} = {\mathop{\rm int}} \,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{\\
\,{\rm{Take}}\,\,N = 15\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\left\langle {{\rm{NO}}} \right\rangle \,\, \hfill \cr \\
\,{\rm{Take}}\,\,N = 22\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\left\langle {{\rm{YES}}} \right\rangle \,\, \hfill \cr} \right.\)
The correct answer is (A).
We follow the notations and rationale taught in the
GMATH method.
Regards,
Fabio.
P.S. (to the careful reader): there is at least one number N that satisfies the question stem (pre-statements) and both statements together (92). This is expected to avoid "internal contradictions".