If x and y are two different integers, is |x| = |y|?

Question

(1) x and y are positive numbers.
(2) x = y + 2

Kurtosis · Answer

Question: Is |x| = |y| ?

St1: x and y are positive --> x and y are different integers and are positive. So |x| and |y| can't be the same integers.
Sufficient.

St2: x = y+2
y = -1; x = 1 --> |x| = |y|
y = 0; x = 2 -->  |x| 
eq {|y|} 
Not Sufficient.

Answer: A

varundixitmro2512 · Answer

IMO C

Since the first statement doesn't state that they are different numbers or same.
Waiting for OA

ziyavutdinov · Answer

If x and y are two different integers, is |x|=|y|?

(1) x and y are positive numbers.
(2) x=y+2

St1: Sufficient. If they are two different integers and they are positive their absolute values cannot be equal. The answer is NO.
St2: Sufficient. Absolute values are not equal as well.

D

chetan2u · Answer

Explanation

Given x and y are different integers 
 So when will |x|=|y|......
••••• x and y have same numeric value but different sign

Let's see the statements..

1) x and y are positive..
 this means x and y are not of opposite sign, so x is not equal to y ..
Sufficient

2) x=y+2..
  TRICKY..... Easy to believe both x and y cannot have same numeric value..
But if x =-1, y=-1+2=1..... So |x|=|y|...
But x=1 and y =3.. and No 
Insufficient

A

If x and y are two different integers, is |x| = |y|?

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