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St1: Y > X
Assume Y = 2; X = 1 then X/Y is not an integer
Assume Y = 2; X = 0 then X/Y is an integer
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St2: Y/X is an even integer
We have 2 possibilities:
Either
1) Y > X and X is not equal to 0
or
2) Y = 0

If Y > X and X is not equal to 0 then 0 < (X/Y) < 1 and hence cannot be an integer.
If Y = 0 then X/Y is not defined and hence cannot be an integer.
Sufficient



Answer: B


Hi Vyshak,
Try another version of the above Q..
https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-b-and-a-are-integers-is-a-b-an-integer-216576.html
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Hi Chetan,

I understood the reason behind your intention :). Although I got the right answer for this question, I had skipped the possibility of Y < X (for negative integers) in my explanation for the second case.
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If B and A are integers, is A/B an integer?
(1) B>A
(2) B*A=/0

There are 2 variables (A and B) in the original condition. In order to match the number of variables to the number of equations, we need 2 more equations. Since both the condition 1) and the condition 2) each has 1 equation, there is high chance that C is the correct answer.
Using both the condition 1) and the condition 2), the answer becomes “no” when B=2 and A=1. However, the answer becomes “yes” when B=1 and A=-1. The conditions are not sufficient and the correct answer is E.

l For cases where we need 2 more equations, such as original conditions with “2 variables”, or “3 variables and 1 equation”, or “4 variables and 2 equations”, we have 1 equation each in both 1) and 2). Therefore, there is 70% chance that C is the answer, while E has 25% chance. These two are the majority. In case of common mistake type 3,4, the answer may be from A, B or D but there is only 5% chance. Since C is most likely to be the answer using 1) and 2) separately according to DS definition (It saves us time). Obviously there may be cases where the answer is A, B, D or E.
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I think question has an issue since according to statement 2, Y can be 0 AND X can be -1 but we wont be able to calculate X/Y since it can go to infinity.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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I think question has an issue since according to statement 2, Y can be 0 AND X can be -1 but we wont be able to calculate X/Y since it can go to infinity.
Please correct me if I am wrong.

Yes, it should be mentioned that y is not 0. The good thing is that you can ignore this question altogether because such questions are no longer part of GMAT Focus:

Pure algebraic questions are no longer a part of the DS syllabus of the GMAT.

DS questions in GMAT Focus encompass various types of word problems, such as:

  • Word Problems
  • Work Problems
  • Distance Problems
  • Mixture Problems
  • Percent and Interest Problems
  • Overlapping Sets Problems
  • Statistics Problems
  • Combination and Probability Problems

While these questions may involve or necessitate knowledge of algebra, arithmetic, inequalities, etc., they will always be presented in the form of word problems. You won’t encounter pure "algebra" questions like, "Is x > y?" or "A positive integer n has two prime factors..."

Check GMAT Syllabus for Focus Edition

You can also visit the Data Sufficiency forum and filter questions by OG 2024-2025, GMAT Prep (Focus), and Data Insights Review 2024-2025 sources to see the types of questions currently tested on the GMAT.

So, you can ignore this question.

Hope it helps.­
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