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In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   08 Sep 2007, 23:56
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In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X represent?

(1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X.
(2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number’s first six digits.
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Re: In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   09 Sep 2007, 01:10
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I dunno if it can be A.


B/c while 9 is clearly the largest diget and greater than x. X could be 7 or 8.

1,2,3,5,6<7 and 8<9.



Im still confused w/ the wording of B. So ima hold off on any answer choices. Whered u get this question?
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Re: DS- Number Question [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   04 Sep 2008, 21:43
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Answer is "B". I do not understand the second statement which is why I didn't get it right the first time and I still do not have a clear understanding.


It should be B.

(2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number’s first six digits.


Find the digits that are not among the telephone number's first six digits.
8,7,4,0 ..

greatest of {8,7,4,0} is 8.
Sufficient


In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X represent?

(1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X.
(2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number’s first six digits.
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Re: DS- Number Question [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   05 Sep 2008, 00:29
I messed up while interpreting stmt1. I went for D. The way I interpreted Stmt1 is the second highest digit and completely forgot that 7 can also be that digit as 8 is not appearing in the telephone number.
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Re: DS- Number Question [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   05 Sep 2008, 06:36
The second sentence is awkward. The guy who wrote this needs to desperately go through the Manhattan SC guide before framing DS questions in the future.
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Re: DS- Number Question [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   05 Sep 2008, 21:48
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In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X represent?

(1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X.
(2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number’s first six digits.

(1) digit can be 7 or 8 INSUFFI only 9 is greater
(2)X is greates of 4,7,8,0 => 8 SUFFI

IMO B
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Re: In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   30 Oct 2014, 06:35
1. 7 OR 8 NS
2. (0, 4, 7, 8) are the numbers left not among the telephone numbers first six. And the greatest is what X is! so its 8. Sufficient.

ANSWER: B

More of a verbal question then Quant!

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In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X represent?
1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X
2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number's first six digit.

statement 2 suffices but why statement 1 contradicts the right answer? i thought it is not possible on the GMAT?
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Re: In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   30 Oct 2014, 07:23
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it can be 7 or 8 but I can't understand 2nd :|
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Re: In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   30 Oct 2014, 08:37
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it can be 7 or 8 but I can't understand 2nd :|

In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X represent?

(1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X --> x could be 7 or 8. Not sufficient.

(2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number’s first six digits. The digits that are NOT in the telephone number are: 0, 4, 7 and 8. Greatest among them is 8. Hence x is 8. Sufficient.

Answer: B.

Hope it's clear.
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Re: In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X [#permalink] In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X   17 Jun 2016, 23:43
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By 1:
it can be 7 or 8 but I can't understand 2nd :|

In the telephone number 936-215X, what digit does X represent?

(1) Only one digit in the telephone number is greater than X --> x could be 7 or 8. Not sufficient.

(2) X is the greatest of the digits not among the telephone number’s first six digits. The digits that are NOT in the telephone number are: 0, 4, 7 and 8. Greatest among them is 8. Hence x is 8. Sufficient.

Answer: B.

Hope it's clear.

I was wrong on my first try

Can you refer me some similar question to practice more ?
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