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Imo E.
Is \(x + 2y -­ 3z > 0\) ?


(1) \(4x ­- 3y ­- z > 0\)

No info about x or y or z.
x , y and z all cannot be zero .
but the exact values not known . So insufficient .


(2) \(3x + 2z -­ 5y > 0\)

No info about x or y or z.
x , y and z all cannot be zero .
but the exact values not known . So insufficient .


Combining 1 and 2 .
Adding the 2 equation also will not give any info on the individual x ,y or z .
Subtracting .. eq 1 - eq 2.
=
x + 2y -­ 3z .. but we cannot be very sure that subtraction will lead a positive value .
So insufficient .

Hence E is the correct ans .
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Is x+2y−­3z>0x+2y−­3z>0 ?


(1) 4x­−3y­−z>0
Clearly we cannot decide

(2) 3x+2z−­5y>0
Clearly cannot be decided since we cannot reduce it to the original question

1 and 2 can only be added in this cases since both are greater than 0 hence from the final addition the solution cannot be deducted
Possible ans is E
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Is x+2y−­3z>0?


(1) 4x­−3y­−z>0
Cannot be determined from (1)
Not sufficient

(2) 3x+2z−­5y>0
Cannot be determined from (2)
Not sufficient

(1) + (2)
7x-8y+z>0

Still cannot determine whether x+2y−­3z>0

Not sufficient
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Imo E.
Is \(x + 2y -­ 3z > 0\) ?


(1) \(4x ­- 3y ­- z > 0\)

No info about x or y or z.
x , y and z all cannot be zero .
but the exact values not known . So insufficient .


(2) \(3x + 2z -­ 5y > 0\)

No info about x or y or z.
x , y and z all cannot be zero .
but the exact values not known . So insufficient .


Combining 1 and 2 .
Adding the 2 equation also will not give any info on the individual x ,y or z .
Subtracting .. eq 1 - eq 2.
=
x + 2y -­ 3z .. but we cannot be very sure that subtraction will lead a positive value .
So insufficient .

Hence E is the correct ans .

Bunuel can you, please, explain why we can subtract the inequalities, getting a result according to our stem and still have E as the answer? IMO statement 1 - statement 2 results in x + 2y - 3z > 0 or what happens with the part "> 0"?

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Is \(x + 2y -­ 3z > 0\) ?


(1) \(4x ­- 3y ­- z > 0\)

(2) \(3x + 2z -­ 5y > 0\)

THREE variables and that too an INEQUALITY.
The answer should be E in most cases unless one of the statements can be converted to the question inequality or both statements can add up to the question inequality.

(1) \(4x ­- 3y ­- z > 0\)

(2) \(3x + 2z -­ 5y > 0\)

None of the can be modified to read \(x + 2y -­ 3z > 0\).
Also when we add up the two statements, we get 7x-8y+z>0. Also we can find relations, in terms of inequality, between any two variables.
But we cannot answer the given question.

E

chetan2u you state that either (1) or (2) have to result in the equation in the stem or their sum. Why not their subtraction?

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Is \(x + 2y -­ 3z > 0\) ?


(1) \(4x ­- 3y ­- z > 0\)

(2) \(3x + 2z -­ 5y > 0\)

THREE variables and that too an INEQUALITY.
The answer should be E in most cases unless one of the statements can be converted to the question inequality or both statements can add up to the question inequality.

(1) \(4x ­- 3y ­- z > 0\)

(2) \(3x + 2z -­ 5y > 0\)

None of the can be modified to read \(x + 2y -­ 3z > 0\).
Also when we add up the two statements, we get 7x-8y+z>0. Also we can find relations, in terms of inequality, between any two variables.
But we cannot answer the given question.

E

chetan2u you state that either (1) or (2) have to result in the equation in the stem or their sum. Why not their subtraction?

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Rudolf,

I meant all inclusive in 'the statements add up to ...' . Basically I meant, whatever we do to both of them, may be multiply with some integers and then add/subtract these , or whatever mathematical operations one can do to get to the original equation.
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chetan2u but if we subtract 1 and 2, will the result not be the inequality mentioned in the stem? If not, kindly explain why.

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Is \(x + 2y -­ 3z > 0\) ?


(1) \(4x ­- 3y ­- z > 0\)

(2) \(3x + 2z -­ 5y > 0\)

One way to simplify the problem is to let z=0 and test values for x and y.
If z=0, the problem becomes:

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Is x+2y > 0?

1. 4x-2y > 0
2. 3x-5y > 0

Both statements are satisfied if x=2 and y=1.
In this case, x+2y > 0, so the answer to the rephrased question stem is YES.
Both statements are satisfied if x=2 and y=-1.
In this case, x+2y=0, so the answer to the rephrased question stem is NO.
Since the answer is YES in the first case but NO in the second case, the two statements combined are INSUFFICIENT.

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chetan2u but if we subtract 1 and 2, will the result not be the inequality mentioned in the stem? If not, kindly explain why.

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Can someone expain this. Bunuel
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chetan2u but if we subtract 1 and 2, will the result not be the inequality mentioned in the stem? If not, kindly explain why.

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Can someone expain this. Bunuel

We can add any qualities but we can't subtract inequalities.

Consider these two inequalities:
2 < 3
1 < 3

If we add the inequalities we get: 3 < 6, which is true.
If we subtract the second inequality from the first inequality, we get: 1 < 0, which is not true.

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Is \(x + 2y -­ 3z > 0\) ?


(1) \(4x ­- 3y ­- z > 0\)

(2) \(3x + 2z -­ 5y > 0\)

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