GMAT Question of the Day - Daily to your Mailbox; hard ones only

 It is currently 26 May 2019, 20:58

### GMAT Club Daily Prep

#### Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

# If x and y are integers

Author Message
Manager
Status: IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT
Joined: 03 Jul 2017
Posts: 190
Location: India
If x and y are integers  [#permalink]

### Show Tags

28 Jul 2017, 10:35
00:00

Difficulty:

(N/A)

Question Stats:

100% (00:52) correct 0% (00:00) wrong based on 7 sessions

### HideShow timer Statistics

If x and y are integers and x > 0, is y > 0?
(1) 7x – 2y > 0
(2) -y < x

My answer is B since the statement clearly states that -y<x the y must be positive for this inequality to hold good.

--== Message from the GMAT Club Team ==--

THERE IS LIKELY A BETTER DISCUSSION OF THIS EXACT QUESTION.
This discussion does not meet community quality standards. It has been retired.

If you would like to discuss this question please re-post it in the respective forum. Thank you!

To review the GMAT Club's Forums Posting Guidelines, please follow these links: Quantitative | Verbal Please note - we may remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines. Thank you.
Manager
Joined: 14 Oct 2015
Posts: 249
GPA: 3.57
Re: If x and y are integers  [#permalink]

### Show Tags

28 Jul 2017, 23:25
longhaul123 wrote:
If x and y are integers and x > 0, is y > 0?
(1) 7x – 2y > 0
(2) -y < x

My answer is B since the statement clearly states that -y<x the y must be positive for this inequality to hold good.

Statement tells you x and y cannot be zero. It does not tell you which of them is greater than zero.

say x = 2
y = -1

-y < x holds as -(-1) < 2

However, if x = 2 and y = 1, (2) still holds.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-x-and-y-a ... 52-60.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-x-and-y-a ... 41862.html
_________________
Please hit Kudos if this post helped you inch closer to your GMAT goal.
Procrastination is the termite constantly trying to eat your GMAT tree from the inside.
There is one fix to every problem, working harder!
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Posts: 55277
Re: If x and y are integers  [#permalink]

### Show Tags

29 Jul 2017, 01:39
longhaul123 wrote:
If x and y are integers and x > 0, is y > 0?
(1) 7x – 2y > 0
(2) -y < x

My answer is B since the statement clearly states that -y<x the y must be positive for this inequality to hold good.

This question is here: if-x-and-y-are-integers-and-x-0-is-y-100866.html Please do not re-post existing questions.

As for the OA, it's E.

If $$y=0$$ and $$x$$ is any positive integer both statements hold true and the answer to the question is NO.
If $$y=1$$ and $$x=2$$ again both statements hold true and the answer to the question is YES.

--== Message from the GMAT Club Team ==--

THERE IS LIKELY A BETTER DISCUSSION OF THIS EXACT QUESTION.
This discussion does not meet community quality standards. It has been retired.

If you would like to discuss this question please re-post it in the respective forum. Thank you!

To review the GMAT Club's Forums Posting Guidelines, please follow these links: Quantitative | Verbal Please note - we may remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines. Thank you.

_________________
Re: If x and y are integers   [#permalink] 29 Jul 2017, 01:39
Display posts from previous: Sort by