If w + x + y = 42, what is the value of wxy?

Thanks for the analysis,
Solving the equations above we have x=10 and Y=12, which are even integers, doesn't that violate Option A, which says X and Y are ODD integers.

Yea that's my question.

It say's that both are consecutive ODD integers.

So our answer is E?

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If w + x + y = 42, what is the value of wxy?

(1) x and y are consecutive odd integers
(2) w = 2x

==> Since we have 3 variable in the original condition 3개(w,x,y) and 1 equation, (w+x+y=42), we need 2 more equations to match the number of variables and equations. Since we have 1 each in 1) and 2), answer is likely C and it actually is.

In actual calculation using both 1) & 2), w+x+y=42, 2x+x+x+2=42(x can't be 10 since it is odd number) 2x+x+x-2=42, x=11 therefore w=2x=2*11=22, x=11, y=9 and therefore it is sufficient. Therefore the answer is C.

Hi TeamGMATIFY,
You may have got the answer as C, which is the right answer .. but your solution is not correct..
you hav egot your answer as even integers, whereas it is given in statement 1 that x and y are odd integers...
you will have to put y=x+2 and then solve for x and y..

Thanks a lot chetan2u for pointing that one out.
Will correct the solution.

Dear Bunuel ,

Is this question correct? even after putting y= x+2 , x and y seem to be consecutive even rather than consecutive odd.
If we do not get x and Y as consecutive odd integers , then statement 1 seems to violate the answers.

Please correct me , if I am missing anything. Is it possible to get x and y as consecutive odd with any combination?

Thanks , x and x-2 are also consecutive integers , only tried with x and x+2 .