If x and y are integers, is x + y even?

(1) x + 2y is odd.
(2) xy is odd.

To determine whether x + y is even or odd

Statement 1

x + 2y is odd

=> 2y is always even irrespective of even/odd nature of y (any integer multiplied by even results in an even integer)

=> x + 2y = odd

=> x = odd - 2y = odd - even = odd

So, x is odd and y can either be odd or even

if x is odd and y is odd => x + y = odd + odd = even

if x is odd and y is even => x + y = odd + even = odd

As we have two possible cases, statement 1 is insufficient

Statement 2

xy is odd

=> xy is odd if and only if x is odd and y is odd

=> x + y = odd + odd = even

Statement 2 is sufficient

Hence option B
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If both x and y are odd then x + y becomes even. You only know the even/odd nature of x and y can be either even or odd. Hence statement 1 is insufficient

Example

x = 3 and y = 6 => x + y = 3 + 6 = 9 odd

x = 3 and y = 7 => x + y = 3 + 7 = 10 even
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