Is x y? (1) 9x = 4y (2) x = -y

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Is x > y?

(1) 9x = 4y
(2) x = -y

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GMATinsight · Answer

Question: Is x > y? Statement 1 : 9x = 4y

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: Always prompt whether the properties of variables are defined in question stem or not. E.g. Here variables can be both +ve and -ve Case 1: x = 4 and y = 9 i.e. x < y Case 2: x = -4 and y = -9 i.e. x > y NOT SUFFICIENT STatement 2 : (2) x = -y Case 1: x = 4 and y = -4 i.e. x > y Case 2: x = 0 and y = 0 i.e. x = y (i.e. x is NOT greater than y) hence NOT SUFFICIENT COmbining the statements 9x = 4y and x = -y i.e. x = ( 4/9 )y = -y i.e. 4y = -9y i.e. y = 0 = x i.e. x is NOT greater than y hence SUFFICIENT Answer: Option C

TestPrepUnlimited · Answer

Statement 1: \frac{9}{4}x = y . Then x and y must have the same sign. If x < 0 then we have y = \frac{9}{4}x < x , hence x > y. Vice versa if x > 0. Insufficient. Statement 2: Insufficient. Combined: In statement 1 we noted they must have the same sign, so combined with statement 2 we must have x = y= 0. Sufficient. Ans: C

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

Is x > y? Stat1: 9x = 4y, if x= 4 and y=9 then xy. Not sufficient Stat2: x = -y if x= 1, y= -1 then x>y, but, if x= -1, y= 1, then x

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