In the addition above, #, @, and & each represent a distinct, positive

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https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=45069 In the addition above, #, @, and & each represent a distinct, positive digit. If & is even, what is the value of # ? (1) # and @ are even and & = 6 (2) # < @ 2018-11-13_1254.png

eswarchethu135 · Answer

Statement 1) 2,4 is the only possibility but # can be either 2 or 4. INSUFFICIENT.

Statement 2) clearly INSUFFICIENT.

1) + 2) # is 2. Sufficient.

OPTION:  C

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Archit3110 · Answer

frm stmt 1
# and @ can be 2 or 4 or either way in sufficient

stmn2 not sufficient as # and @ can both be odd or even no.
 combining yes option C

saurabhrampal · Answer

Why 0 and 6 values for # and  is  not considered in this question
Please explain

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Archit3110 · Answer

saurabhrampal

saurabhrampal  questions say specifically distinct + ve integer, hence only 2,4 or 4,2 are possible we cannot have 0,6 and answer as 6 ...

In the addition above, #, @, and & each represent a distinct, positive digit

hope this helps

saurabhrampal · Answer

But zero is an even number

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Archit3110 · Answer

yes , its an even integer..

kavva · Answer

zero is neither positive nor negative.

jmwon · Answer

Had same question with whether or not 0 was a possibility. Question statement specifically says that #, @, & each represent a distinct, POSITIVE integer. Statement then further identifies & as even and then statement 1 says # and @ are also even.

This is tricky because you have to remember the initial question statement saying that all were positive integers. The rule for how the GMAT treats 0 is that 0 is considered an EVEN integer, but NOT a positive or negative integer. It is considered neither positive nor negative. But it is considered an even integer. So the only answer options were # = 2, @ = 4 or # = 4, @ = 2, but statement 2 identifies that # > @, so the answer is # = 4.

Hope that helps.

In the addition above, #, @, and & each represent a distinct, positive

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