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# If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following mus

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If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following must be true?

I. y^2 is divisible by 25.

II. y^2 is divisible by 100.

III. $$\frac{3y}{15}$$ is an integer.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I and III only

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Originally posted by shasadou on 12 Sep 2015, 12:45.
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Re: If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following mus [#permalink]

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12 Sep 2015, 16:02
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Roman Numeral questions on the GMAT are usually designed in such a way that you can use the answer choices to avoid doing some of the work. Without those answer choices, we're forced to work through all 3 Roman Numerals. Thus, it would help if you include the 5 answer choices.

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Re: If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following mus [#permalink]

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13 Sep 2015, 12:15
EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Although the prompt doesn't state it, I think that it is supposed to state that "Y is an INTEGER."

hi

hecked once again - i fully restated the question, the stimulus does not say y is an integer. if this were a DS variation of the question it would be E. thanks
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26 Sep 2017, 16:39
If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following must be true?

I. y^2 is divisible by 25.

II. y^2 is divisible by 100.

III. $$\frac{3Y}{15}$$ is an integer.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I and III only

We can create the following expression:

36y/10 = integer

18y/5 = integer

So we see that y must be a multiple of 5.

Thus, Roman numerals I and III must be true.

Roman numeral II, on the other hand, does not have to be true. For instance, we see that y = 5 satisfies the hypothesis that 36y is divisible by 10; but y^2 = 25 is not divisible by 100.

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Re: If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following mus [#permalink]

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26 Sep 2017, 18:53
I have a question of

II. y^2 is divisible by 100.

100 = 2^2 X 5^2, as long as y^2 is divisible by 100 means Y has at least factor 2,2,5,5. Hence 36Y can be divided by 10

Is II wrong because it can not co-exist with I ???
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26 Sep 2017, 21:09
NNURP wrote:
I have a question of

II. y^2 is divisible by 100.

100 = 2^2 X 5^2, as long as y^2 is divisible by 100 means Y has at least factor 2,2,5,5. Hence 36Y can be divided by 10

Is II wrong because it can not co-exist with I ???

If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following must be true?
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27 Sep 2017, 05:36

The question is basically asking whether Y contains any 5.

If y^2 is divisible by 100, then y^2 must contains at least multiple of 2 and 5. When we apply Y(2*2*5*5) back, 36Y can be divided by 10.

What am I getting wrong here?
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Re: If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following mus [#permalink]

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27 Sep 2017, 05:50
NNURP wrote:
If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following must be true?

I. y^2 is divisible by 25.

II. y^2 is divisible by 100.

III. $$\frac{3y}{15}$$ is an integer.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I and III only

The question is basically asking whether Y contains any 5.

If y^2 is divisible by 100, then y^2 must contains at least multiple of 2 and 5. When we apply Y(2*2*5*5) back, 36Y can be divided by 10.

What am I getting wrong here?

It seems that you don't understand the question.

We are told that 36y is divisible by 10, and asked to find which of the options MUST be true. For 36y to be divisible by 10, y (assuming it's an integer) must be a positive multiple of 5, so y could be 5, 10, 15, 20, ...

Is the second option (y^2 is divisible by 100) always true? NO. If y = 5, then y^2 =25, and it's NOT divisible by 100. So, it's not always true.

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If positive integer 36y is divisible by 10, which of the following mus [#permalink]

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27 Sep 2017, 06:09
Thanks Bunuel!! I finally got it!!! Got confused MUST BE question with DS-style question..
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