Is the integer x a multiple of 10?

Question

(1) when x is divided by 5, the result an even integer.

(2) x + 20 is a multiple of 10.

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Statement 2 : x + 20 can be 10, 20, 30, 40......
 So x can be -10, 0, 10, 20, 30....

Can we say that -10 and 0 are also multiples of 10? or just my reasoning above is incorrect ?

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

Is the integer x a multiple of 10? (1) when x is divided by 5, the result is an even integer --> \frac{x}{5}=2k --> x=10k --> x is a multiple of 10. Sufficient. (2) x + 20 is a multiple of 10 --> x+20=10n --> x=10(n-2) --> x is a multiple of 10. Sufficient. Answer: D. As for your questions: 1. Zero is divisible by EVERY integer except zero itself, since 0/integer=integer (or, which is the same, zero is a multiple of every integer). 2. -10 is a multiple of 10 since -10/10=-1=integer. Check Number Theory chapter of Math Book for more hints/tips/rules on this subject: https://gmatclub.com/forum/math-number-theory-88376.html Hope it helps.

wisc4llin · Answer

I'm a little confused on this. Is 0 a multiple of 10? i.e., 10n, where n=0?

Bunuel · Answer

Integer a is a multiple of integer b means that a is "evenly divisible" by b , i.e., divisible by b without a remainder. Now, since zero/integer=integer then zero is a multiple of every integer . Check Number Theory chapter of Math Book for more hints/tips/rules on this subject: https://gmatclub.com/forum/math-number-theory-88376.html Hope it helps.

kuttingchai · Answer

vote for D

(A) x/5 = even

therefore x{-10,0,10,20,...} Note: 0 is even number

Sufficient

(B) x+ 20 = 10n

x=10n-20
x = 10(n-2)

sufficient

MathRevolution · Answer

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Is the integer x a multiple of 10?

(1) when x is divided by 5, the result an even integer.

(2) x + 20 is a multiple of 10. 
 
There is one variable (x) and 2 equations are given by the conditions, so there is high chance (D) will be the answer.
For condition 1, x=5p+even (p:positive integer), and the answer to the question becomes 'yes' for x=10, but 'no' for x=7, so this is insufficient.
For condition 2, from x+20=10q(q:positive integer), x=10q-20=10(q-2)= a multiple of 10. This answers the question 'yes' and is sufficient. Therefore, the answer becomes (B).

For cases where we need 1 more equation, such as original conditions with “1 variable”, or “2 variables and 1 equation”, or “3 variables and 2 equations”, we have 1 equation each in both 1) and 2). Therefore, there is 59 % chance that D is the answer, while A or B has 38% chance and C or E has 3% chance. Since D is most likely to be the answer using 1) and 2) separately according to DS definition. Obviously there may be cases where the answer is A, B, C or E.

saiesta · Answer

Could someone please help me? I chose answer E. I now understand why answer B is sufficient instead of insufficient (I thought that 10 itself could not be a multiple of 10. I only thought that integers greater than 10 could only be multiples of 10.

However, for answer A. I do not understand why this is sufficient. It says that when x is divided by 5, the result an even integer. X could be 25 right? 25/5 is 4 which is an even integer. X is therefore not necessarily a multiple of 10? Could someone tell me where I am wrong?

ENGRTOMBA2018 · Answer

How is 25/5 = 4? It should be 25/5 =5 as 5*5=25.

What statement 1 means is that when x is divided by 5 you get a quotient = even number. So we can write it as

x= 5*(2p)+0 (from the division rule, dividend= dividend*quotient+remainder). Thus x= 10p or in other words, x is a multiple of 10.

Hope this helps.

saiesta · Answer

My apologies. I guess I have been so tired from doing so many questions. I need some rest. Thank you!

stonecold · Answer

Here clearly both statements are sufficient we just need to realize that any number that yields a even quotient with 5 must have 0 as its Units digit

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