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REM(X.Y)/4

(1). REM(X/4)=3

X can be 7,11,15,19

No info about y hence INSUFFICIENT

(2). REM(Y/4)=2

No info about x hence INSUFFICIENT

Combining both

X=7,11,15,19...
Y=6,10,14,18...

Multiply any two values and divide by '4' => REM=2

HENCE (C) it is
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If X and Y are positive integers, what is the remainder of \(\frac{XY}{4}\) ?

(1) The remainder of \(\frac{X}{4}\) is 3
(2) The remainder of \(\frac{Y}{4}\) is 2

I disagree with the OA, because I think it should be E. Both (1) and (2) might get a reminder of 0 and 2. Could someone help me with this question? :)

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Remember that Rof (x*y)/n = (Rof (x/n) * Rof (y/n)) / n

Therefore C is the correct answer and the remainder is thus 2

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If X and Y are positive integers, what is the remainder of XY/4 ?

(1) The remainder of X/4 is 3
x can be: 3, 7, 11, ...
but no info about y. not sufficient
(2) The remainder of Y/4 is 2
y can be: 2, 6, 10, 14, ...
but no info about x. not sufficient

(1)+(2) the remainder of XY/4 = 2 ( for any combination of x and y ) sufficient

correct answer C
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Can someone help me on this? If the equation can be simplified into Y/4*x or X/4 * Y, and they are both positive integers, then as soon as we have the remainder for one of this we are done right? We are looking for R, and the other piece of the equation is an integer.
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