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What is the greatest integer that is less than t?

(1) t = 9/4
(2) t = (-3/2)^2
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Originally posted by inwosu on 04 Jan 2008, 06:48.
Last edited by Bunuel on 27 Feb 2013, 02:17, edited 1 time in total.
Edited the question and added the OA.
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Re: data sufficiency [#permalink] New post   04 Jan 2008, 06:55
t=9/2=4.5 then greatest integer less than t is 4
t=(-3/2)^2=2.25 then 2 is greatest int less than 2.25

so each statement is enough alone imo
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Re: data sufficiency [#permalink] New post   05 Jan 2008, 07:23
unless theres a trick, it should be D

both statements give you t=9/4, which is just over 2. The largest integer not bigger then t is 1
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Re: What is the greatest integer that is less than t? 1) t = 9/4 [#permalink] New post   26 Feb 2013, 21:11
so when you divide 9/4 = 2.85 so the greatest integer less than 2.85 is 2? is this correct? Answer D
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Re: What is the greatest integer that is less than t? 1) t = 9/4 [#permalink] New post   26 Feb 2013, 21:32
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Both statements give the same result which is 9/4. greatest integer less than 9/4 will be 2. Is there some hitch there or the question is downright easy :roll:
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Re: What is the greatest integer that is less than t? 1) t = 9/4 [#permalink] New post   27 Feb 2013, 02:14
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Dipankar6435 wrote:
Both statements give the same result which is 9/4. greatest integer less than 9/4 will be 2. Is there some hitch there or the question is downright easy :roll:


Its one of those questions that want you to spend time and check your answers twice lol
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Re: What is the greatest integer that is less than t? 1) t = 9/4 [#permalink] New post   27 Feb 2013, 02:19
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fozzzy wrote:
What is the greatest integer that is less than t?

(1) t = 9/4
(2) t = (-3/2)^2

so when you divide 9/4 = 2.85 so the greatest integer less than 2.85 is 2? is this correct? Answer D


Yes, that's correct: both statements say that t = 9/4 =2 1/4, the greatest integer less than t is 2.

Answer: D.
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Re: What is the greatest integer that is less than t? [#permalink] New post   16 Jan 2018, 17:53
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inwosu wrote:
What is the greatest integer that is less than t?

(1) t = 9/4
(2) t = (-3/2)^2


We need to determine the greatest integer that is less than t.

Statement One Alone:

t = 9/4

t = 2 ¼, so the greatest integer less than t is 2. Statement one alone is sufficient to answer the question.

Statement Two Alone:

t = (-3/2)^2

Again, t = 2 ¼, so the greatest integer less than t is 2. Statement two alone is sufficient to answer the question.

Answer: D
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Re: What is the greatest integer that is less than t? [#permalink] New post   24 Sep 2022, 20:40
inwosu wrote:
What is the greatest integer that is less than t?

(1) t = 9/4
(2) t = (-3/2)^2

This easy question can be used to illustrate an important DS point. The point is - we don't need to find the answer.

- If we know the value of t, we will know the greatest integer less than t.
- Statement 1 and Statement 2, both give us the value of t.
- So we can find the answer from either Statement 1 or Statement 2.

So the answer is D.

We don't need to simplify the expressions. We don't need to find out what the greatest integer is. In fact, to work out the answer would be a waste of time.

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