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Easy one for u
x,y are non-zero intergers. what is the remainder when x is divided by y
(1) x/2y remainder is 4
(2) (x+y)/y remainder is 4


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as from 1) x = 2ny + 4 so 2ny+ 4 / y remainder is always 4/ y

2) remainder is 4 again
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Chaps,

Is it only me that can't understand this.

Responding to raja's reply above, the remainer will always be 4/y yes, but we STILL cant tell definately what the value of the remainder will be. for different values of y, the value of the remainer will be different.
If (1) also mentioned that y= 5 (say), then yes, (1) is sufficient. But at the moment, we still dont have enough information to determin the value of the remainder.
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Condition #1 x/2y gives a reminder of 4

Eg.1 x = 12, y = 4
x/2y = 12/8 --> reminder = 4
x/y = 12/4 --> reminder =0

Eg.2 x = 14, y = 5
x/2y = 14/10 --> reminder = 4
x/y = 14/5 --> reminder = 4

Condition #1 is not sufficient.
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So what is the answer ? is 2) sufficient ?
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[quote="giddi77"]Condition #1 x/2y gives a reminder of 4

Eg.1 x = 12, y = 4
x/2y = 12/8 --> reminder = 4
x/y = 12/4 --> reminder =0

Eg.2 x = 14, y = 5
x/2y = 14/10 --> reminder = 4
x/y = 14/5 --> reminder = 4

Condition #1 is not sufficient.[/quote]
:-D You found the trick here
With (1) only, we often thinnk that x=2y*k+4 so x/y also have remanider of 4. But in fact, there's problem when y<5.
If y=3 and x=10
While x/2y has remainder of 4, x/y has remainder of 1
So (1) is insufficient
The answer for this quest is B.
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quang and giddi are right, get B.
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B. Stmt 2 is suff.

Given that

(x+y)/y = yxMultiple + 4
x/y +1 = yxMultiple +4
x/y = yxMultiple + (4-1)

=> x/y = yxMultiple + 3



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