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# Two points, N and Q (not shown), lie to the right of point M on line ℓ

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Two points, N and Q (not shown), lie to the right of point M on line ℓ. What is the ratio of the length of QN to the length of MQ?

(1) Twice the length of MN is 3 times the length of MQ.
(2) Point Q is between points M and N.

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Bunuel wrote:

Two points, N and Q (not shown), lie to the right of point M on line ℓ. What is the ratio of the length of QN to the length of MQ?

(1) Twice the length of MN is 3 times the length of MQ.
(2) Point Q is between points M and N.

Kudos for a correct solution.

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(1) Twice the length of MN is 3 times the length of MQ.
=> MN>MQ
=> Because both N, Q lie on the right of M
=> Q is between M and N

2MN = 3MQ
=> 2MQ + 2QN = 3MQ
=> MQ = 2QN
=> QN/MQ = 1/2

Sufficient

(2) Point Q is between points M and N.
Insufficient

Ans: A
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28 Oct 2015, 04:28
Ans is C , as we do not know the exact positions of N and Q , in the question it is given that both lie to the right of M however we do not know whether N lie to the right of Q or Q lie to the right of N , so without knowing the exact position of N and Q we cannot ans the question. Therefore both statements are necessary for the conclusion.
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N and Q , in the question it is given that both lie to the right of M however we do not know whether N lie to the right of Q or Q lie to the right of N , so without knowing the exact position of N and Q

From statement 1 we know that "Twice the length of MN is 3 times the length of MQ" -> 2MN = 3MQ it means that MN>MQ -> hence the position of Q is between M and N.
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30 Oct 2015, 14:22
eshan333 wrote:
Ans is C , as we do not know the exact positions of N and Q , in the question it is given that both lie to the right of M however we do not know whether N lie to the right of Q or Q lie to the right of N , so without knowing the exact position of N and Q we cannot ans the question. Therefore both statements are necessary for the conclusion.

Hi eshan333,

While you ARE correct that we don't know the exact positions of N and Q, the question does NOT ask us for them (so you have to be careful about when you choose to stop working). The prompt asks for the RATIO of two lengths, NOT the exact measure of either of them. With a bit of 'playing around' and TESTing VALUES, you might find that you change your answer.

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14 May 2017, 03:20
I solved this by picking numbers (I know it may look like a overkill on DS but it helped me to know the positions of N and Q )

S1:

I see 2 and 3 in the statement and pick a Number 6 for MN.
2(MN) = 3(MQ)
2(6) = 3(MQ) => MQ = 4
MQ=4 and MN=6 => QN = 2
QN/MQ = 2/4 = 1/2

S1 Suff.

S2:

Insuff. since we don't know the exact location of Q

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Two points, N and Q (not shown), lie to the right of point M on line ℓ. What is the ratio of the length of QN to the length of MQ?

(1) Twice the length of MN is 3 times the length of MQ.
(2) Point Q is between points M and N.

My 2 cents.
I think the difficulty of this question comes from uniqueness.
We can solve this with simple algebra.

From con 1, we learn that
1) MQ + NQ = MN AND
2) 2MN = 3MQ

From here we can get MN
MN=1.5MQ, now plug it back to 1)

MQ+NQ=1.5MQ
MQ=0.5NQ and this is sufficient, hence A.
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Bunuel wrote:

Two points, N and Q (not shown), lie to the right of point M on line ℓ. What is the ratio of the length of QN to the length of MQ?

(1) Twice the length of MN is 3 times the length of MQ.
(2) Point Q is between points M and N.

Kudos for a correct solution.

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from statement 2 it seems that Q is mid point of MN and thus QN:MQ is 1:1..

I am confused now..can somebody please explain?
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Two points N and Q, not shown, be to the right of point M on line l. What is the ratio of the length of QN to the length of MQ?

I : Twice the length of MN is three times the length of MQ.
II: Point Q is between points M and N

Hi...
Required $$\frac{QN}{MQ}$$...
Statement I..
2*MN=3*MQ....
Clearly Q is between M and N..
So 2*(MQ+NQ)=3*MQ..... 2*MQ+2*NQ=3*MQ.....
2*NQ=MQ............$$\frac{NQ}{MQ}=\frac{1}{2}$$
Sufficient
Statement II..
Q is in between M and N
Nothing much..
Insufficient

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21 Aug 2017, 01:17
how can we know Q is between MN,
Can it be like Q-----M------------N ? then MN still longer than QM.
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23 Sep 2017, 23:39
Hello pclawong,

It is not possible for the line to be Q-----M------------N. Here's why.

Stem says that N and Q are to the the right of M. Two cases are possible

Case 1: M-----------Q---------------N

Case 2: M-----------N---------------Q

Lets see which of the above two cases holds true

S1 says - Twice the length of MN is 3 times the length of MQ. Algebraically this means

$$2MN = 3MQ$$

$$MN = \frac{3}{2}* MQ$$

Since $$\frac{3}{2}$$ is a number greater than 1, we get

$$MN > MQ$$

This clearly means the Line HAS to look like this M-------Q-----------N

Do let me know in case I was unable to give an answer.

pclawong wrote:
how can we know Q is between MN,
Can it be like Q-----M------------N ? then MN still longer than QM.

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Given that N and Q are to the right of M, we can either have M---N---Q or M---Q----N. say MN=a, MQ= b and QM=c

Statement 1 says 2MN = 3MQ, i.e 2a=3b, therefore a > b and our line is M---Q----N. By observation, the line may look 1---3---4. This gives us 1/2 as the ratio of QN TO MQ.---Sufficient

Statement 1 says M---Q----N, we already know this somewhat in the prompt and its is not sufficient by itself without the info given in statement 1, for instance.

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