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# What is the value of x+y?

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[GMAT math practice question]

What is the value of $$x+y$$?

1) $$x+y$$ is between $$50$$ and $$60$$
2) $$x$$ and $$y$$ are prime numbers

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"Only $79 for 1 month Online Course" "Free Resources-30 day online access & Diagnostic Test" "Unlimited Access to over 120 free video lessons - try it yourself" Retired Moderator Joined: 22 Aug 2013 Posts: 1428 Location: India Re: What is the value of x+y? [#permalink] ### Show Tags 28 Feb 2018, 01:54 MathRevolution wrote: [GMAT math practice question] What is the value of $$x+y$$? 1) $$x+y$$ is between $$50$$ and $$60$$ 2) $$x$$ and $$y$$ are prime numbers Obviously none of the two statements on their own are sufficient to answer. Lets combine the two - we need two prime numbers whose sum is between 50 and 60. We could have: x=5, y= 47, here x+y = 52 x=7, y=47, here x+y = 54 There will be other cases too, so no unique answer. Not sufficient. Hence E answer Math Revolution GMAT Instructor Joined: 16 Aug 2015 Posts: 8017 GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V42 GPA: 3.82 Re: What is the value of x+y? [#permalink] ### Show Tags 02 Mar 2018, 01:16 => Forget conventional ways of solving math questions. For DS problems, the VA (Variable Approach) method is the quickest and easiest way to find the answer without actually solving the problem. Remember that equal numbers of variables and independent equations ensure a solution. Since we have 2 variables (x and y) and 0 equations, C is most likely to be the answer. So, we should consider conditions 1) & 2) together first. After comparing the number of variables and the number of equations, we can save time by considering conditions 1) & 2) together first. Conditions 1) & 2): $$x = 23, y = 29 : x + y = 52$$ $$x = 23, y = 31 : x + y = 54$$ Since we don’t have a unique solution, both conditions together are not sufficient. Therefore, the answer is E. Answer: E Normally, in problems which require 2 equations, such as those in which the original conditions include 2 variables, or 3 variables and 1 equation, or 4 variables and 2 equations, each of conditions 1) and 2) provide an additional equation. In these problems, the two key possibilities are that C is the answer (with probability 70%), and E is the answer (with probability 25%). Thus, there is only a 5% chance that A, B or D is the answer. This occurs in common mistake types 3 and 4. Since C (both conditions together are sufficient) is the most likely answer, we save time by first checking whether conditions 1) and 2) are sufficient, when taken together. Obviously, there may be cases in which the answer is A, B, D or E, but if conditions 1) and 2) are NOT sufficient when taken together, the answer must be E. _________________ MathRevolution: Finish GMAT Quant Section with 10 minutes to spare The one-and-only World’s First Variable Approach for DS and IVY Approach for PS with ease, speed and accuracy. "Only$79 for 1 month Online Course"
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Re: What is the value of x+y?   [#permalink] 02 Mar 2018, 01:16
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