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If x is 200 units away from 50 on a number line, what is the distance between x and z?
(1) Distance between 50 and z is 100.
(2) \(xz>0\)
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Given x is 200 units away from 50 on the number line, x can be on the right or left of 50, we do not know,
hence x = 250 or x = -150 on the number line
.......(-150)................................0.................(50)....................................(250)
we need to find distance between x & z or l x - z l
Statement 1: Distance between 50 and z is 100.
Hence , we have
.......(-150).............(-50)...................0.................(50).......................(150).............(250)
z = -50 or z = 150
we get l x - z l = 300 or 100
Statement 1 alone is Not Sufficient.
Statement 2: x*z > 0
Hence x & z have the same sign, either both are positive or both are negative.
However we do not know value of z. Hence Statement 2 is Not Sufficient.
Combining 1 & 2, we get
if x & z both are positive, then x & z both lie on the right of 50
0.................(50).......................(150).............(250)
x = 250 & z = 150
hence l x - z l = 100
if x & z both are negative, then x & z both lie on the left of 0
.......(-150).............(-50)...................0.................(50)
x = -150 & z = -50
hence l x - z l = 100
Both cases give the same value for l x - z l
We get that Combining the 2 statements is Sufficient.
Answer C.
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GyM