If x,y,z are positive integers and x

Question

If x,y,z are positive integers and x<y<z, x = ?

(1) the product of x,y,z is odd
(2) The sum of x,y,z is less than 12

I don’t agree with the OA 
My pick for this question is B. would appreciate if you guys can contribute to this.

alpha_plus_gamma · Answer

1) says all x y z are odd numbers. insuff
2) insuff on its own. diff combinations 1,2,3 or 2,3,4 etc possible

Together
1,3,5 is the only possible combination

Thus C

zeenie · Answer

yes.
Using 1 , you will see that x,y,z have to be odd
and if the sum is less than 12(using 2)
the only combination is 1,3,5

vd · Answer

Oh k 
i got it

For statement 2 (thats how my answer was B) i was making the mistake of picking up numbers for which the product was under 12 ....(but that s like using statement 1 for statement 2)

how dumb of me

C should be the answer

thanks for the help guys

rpmodi · Answer

Just a small correction here : 1,3,7 is also a possible combination but with that also x=1 ...so toghether both sufficient

if it were asked what is the value of z than answer would be E .

If x,y,z are positive integers and x<y<z, x = ? (1)

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