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# If x and y are integers and x= 50y + 69, which of the following must

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If x and y are integers and x= 50y + 69, which of the following must be odd?

A. xy
B. x + y
C. x + 2y
D. 3x - 1
E. 3x + 1
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08 Feb 2014, 07:06
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Fabino26 wrote:
If x and y are integers and x=50y + 69, which of the following must be odd?

A. xy
B. x + y
C. x + 2y
D. 3x-1
E. 3x+1

How would you solve this question quickly?

$$x=50y + 69 = even*y+odd=even+odd=odd$$.

C. $$x + 2y=odd+even=odd$$.

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10 Feb 2014, 09:53
Another approach is to just change the subject so " X-50Y=69" . Now the only way to achieve the formula above is if X is odd and Y is multiplied by an even number because "odd-even" or "odd+even" is always odd. Hope it is clear
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10 Feb 2014, 12:41
watever value of y will be x will be even..

Because..even+odd=odd.. 50 is even here..and whenever even number multiply with any number it becomes even.. so 50*(any number) will be even+odd=odd

so after POE.. only option C ..shows that..2y is even+odd=odd..
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05 Mar 2014, 02:33
I tried doing substitution & ended up wrong.

Seems plugins don't work for such type of problems
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06 Mar 2014, 00:19
PareshGmat wrote:
I tried doing substitution & ended up wrong.

Seems plugins don't work for such type of problems

Hi,

Plugin can work..

On careful observation you can notice that x= odd
y can be written as y=(x-69)/50
Now if (x-69)=150 or x=219 then y=3 or odd
but if (x-69)=100 or x=169 then y=even

Therefore x is odd and y can take any value. Clearly expression in C will be odd because x is odd and irrespective of y being even or odd 2y will always be even.
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04 Jul 2014, 04:15
Fabino26 wrote:
If x and y are integers and x=50y + 69, which of the following must be odd?

A. xy
B. x + y
C. x + 2y
D. 3x-1
E. 3x+1

How would you solve this question quickly?

x = 50y + 69, since y is integer, 50y will always be even hence 50y + 69 will be odd hence x = odd
you don't know whether Y is even or odd, so you need to try.

A: odd * even = even ; odd*odd= odd ->not true
B: odd + odd = even ; odd+even = odd -> not true
C: odd + 2*odd = odd ; odd + 2*even = odd -> TRUE, stop here.

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28 Jan 2018, 14:47
Fabino26 wrote:
If x and y are integers and x=50y + 69, which of the following must be odd?

A. xy
B. x + y
C. x + 2y
D. 3x-1
E. 3x+1

How would you solve this question quickly?

here are three things we know:
x is odd
2y is even
x+2y is odd
C
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