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Is x^2>y^2?
1) x+y=2
2) x>y

==> In the original condition, C is highly likely to be an answer since the variable becomes two (x,y). 1) & 2), x^2-y^2>0?, in (x-y)(x+y)>0? you get x-y>0, and thus x+y=2>0. The answer is always yes, therefore suffi. Hence, the answer is C.

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u=?
1) |u|+|v|=0
2) u^2+v^2=0

*ANS: Since there are 2 variables in the original condition, there is a high chance that C is the correct answer. Using 1) & 2), we get 1)=2). Then, u=v=0. Hence, the correct answer is D.
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I see 2 variables in con1& con 2
But orig condition has only one variable :u
No eq , need 1 eq , so isn't it D?

2nd how did you compute 1)= 2)?

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If 2ab is a 3 digit integer, is 2ab divisible by 3?
1) b=3 .
2) 2+a+b is divisible by 9.

==> In the original condition, the answer is C with two variables (a, b). However, since it is a integer problem that is a key question, if you apply CMT 4(A), in the case of 2) if 2+a+b is divided by 9, 3 digit integer 2ab is divided by 9, and it means it can also be divided by 3, hence yes, and suffi. Therefore, the answer is B.

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When a positive integer n is divided by 7, what is the remainder?
1) When n-294 is divided by 7, the remainder is 3
2) n-3 is divisible by 7
==> In the original condition, the answer is highly likely to be D since there is 1 variable(n), and it becomes 1)=2) so the remainder of both is 3, hence unique, and suffi. The answer is D.
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Is xyz>0?
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2) yz>0
==>In the original condition, the answer is highly likely to be E with 3 variables (x,y,z). If you do 1)&2), you get x=y=z=1 yes, and x=y=z=-1, hence no, and not suffi. Thus, the answer is E.

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If m is 2-digit positive integer and n is a positive integer, what is the units digit of (2^n)(m)(5^n)?
1) m=17
2) n=3

==> In the original condition, you get 2 variables(m,n) and the answer is C. However, since this is an integer problem, a key question, if you apply CMT 4(A), when you solve 2), the first digit of (2^3)(m)(5^3) is always 0, so suffi. The answer is B.

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If m and n are integers, is |m - n|= |m| - |n|?
1) m>n
2) m+2n>0

==> If you modify the original condition and the problem, and square the bothe sides, you get (|m - n|)^2= (|m| - |n|)^2?. From m^2-2mn+n^2=m^2+n^2-2|mn|?, you get rid of m^2 and n^2, you -2mn=-2|mn|?, mn=|mn|?. In other words, you get mn≥0?. However, there is no information regarding mn≥0 for 1) and 2), the answer is E.

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Is x<y?
1) x-y<-4
2) -2x>-2y
==> In the original condition, there are 2 variables, so C is likely to be the answer. As 1)=2), and in the case of 1), from x-y<-4<0, you get x-y<0, x<y, hence yes. The answer is D.
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For a positive integer n, what is the remainder when n(n+1) is divided by 12?
1) n is divisible by 3.
2) n is divisible by 4.

==> In the original condition, there is 1 variable (n), so D is highly likely to be the answer. In the case of 1), if =3, n(n+1)=12 with the remainder of 0,and if n=6, n(n+1)=42=12*3+6 with the remainder of 6, hence not sufficient. In the case of 2), if n=4, n(n+1)=20=12*1+8 with the remainder of 8, if n=8, n(n+1)=72=12*6 with the remainder of 0, hence not sufficient. Through 1) & 2), n=12, 24, 36… all have the remainder of 0, hence unique, and sufficient. C is the answer.
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If r and s are positive integers, is r/s a terminating decimal?
1) r is a factor of 100
2) s is a factor of 500

==> If you change the original condition and the problem, in order for r/s to be the terminating decimal, prime factors of s should be 2 or 5. In the case of 2), from 500=2^25^3, prime factors of 500 should always be either 2 or 5, hence yes, and sufficient. The answer is B.
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2^m*2^n=?

(1) mn=6
(2) m+n=5

==> If you modify the original condition and the problem, 2^m2^n=2^m+n, , then you only need to know m+n, so B is the answer.
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If x and y are positive integers, when x^4−y^4 is divided by 4, what is the remainder?

1) x-y is divisible by 4
2) x^2+y^2 is divisible by 4

==> If you modify the original condition and the problem, you get x^4-y^4=(x-y)(x+y)(x^2+y^2). Then, from 1)=2), the remainder of what are both divided by 4 is 0, hence unique, and sufficient. The answer is D.

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What is the median number of cloths sold in the last 15 days?

1) 21 cloths are sold every day in the last 8 days
2) The total number of clothes sold was 600 in the last 15 days.

ANS: ==>If you change the condition and the problem, the median of the number of all the clothes sold for 15 days is the 8th number when all figures are arranged in an ascending order. In the case of 1), 21 clothes were sold each day for the last 8 days, hence median=21, and sufficient. The answer is A. This kind of questions(integer and statistics) is the current 5051-question.

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If a≠-b, √[(a+2b)/(a+b)]=?

1) a=3
2) b/a=2/3

==>In the original condition, there are 2 variables (a,b), so C is the answer. However, if you modify the problem, and divide the numerator and denominator of √[(a+2b)/(a+b)] by a, you get sqrt[1+2(b/a)][1+(b/a)], so you only need to know b/a. B is the answer. In general, if one condition is a number, and the other condition is a ratio, the answer is highly likely to be the ratio.

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If a and b are integers, is a an odd number?

1) a+b is an even number
2) ab is an odd number

==>In the original condition, there are 2 variables, so C is the answer. Through 1) & 2), a=b=odd, so yes, hence sufficient. The answer is C. This problem, too, is an integer problem, which is a key question, so if you apply CMT 4(A), and tackle 2), a=b=odd, hence yes, and sufficient. B is the answer.
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If 23,ab2 is 5-digit positive integers, what is the remainder when 23,ab2 is divided by 25?

1) a=9
2) b=5

==>If you modify the condition and the problem, in general, the remainder of a certain integer, n, divided by 25 is the same as the value when divided by 25 to the nearest hundreds digit. That is because 100=25*4. 2,3,a do not have any influence when you divide 23,ab2 by 25 like b2, so you only need to know what b is. The answer is B.
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If |a|>|b|, is a>b?

1) a>0
2) b<0

==>If you look at the original condition, there are 2 variables (a,b) and 1 equation (|a|>|b|), so in order for them to match with the number of equations there has to be 1 more equation. Hence D is the answer.
In the case of 1), you get a>|b|≥b, then a>b, hence always yes, and sufficient.
In the case of 2), you get |a|>|b|=-b>b, then a>b, hence always yes, and sufficient. The answer is D.

Answer: D
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If r and s are positive integers is r/s a terminating decimal?

1) r is a factor of 100
2) s is a factor of 200

==>If you modify the original condition and the problem, in order for r/s to become a terminating decimal, prime factors of s, the denominator, should be only 2 or 5. However, in the case of 2), in order for s to be a factor of 200, you always get 200=2^3*5^2, hence yes, and sufficient. The answer is B.

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(ex 8) *(integer) If x and y are prime numbers, what is the number of the different factors of x^4*y^3?
1) xy=15
2) x and y are different
==>In the original condition, x and y are prime numbers, so if x and y are different, the number of different factors of x^4*y^3, is (4+1)(3+1)=20. However, in the case of 2), the condition is sufficient because of the word “different”. In the case of 1), too, (x,y)=(3,5),(5,3) then the number both two different factors is 20, hence sufficient. The answer is D. This is a common 5051-level problem related with CMT 4(B)
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If |m-n|=3, is m>n?
1) mn<0
2) The distance between m and 0 is 2

==>In the original condition, there are 2 variables(m,n) and 1 equation(|m-n|=3), so D is highly likely to be the answer. In the case of 1), (m,n)=(2,-1),(-2,1), so yes and no coexist, hence not sufficient. In the case of 2), you get |m-0|=|m|=2, m=±2, then (m,n)=(2,-1),(-2,1), hence yes/no, so not sufficient.
Through 1) & 2), you get (m,n)=(2,-1),(-2,1), so yes/no, hence not sufficient. The answer is E.

Answer: E
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