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Isn't statement 2 sufficient because if we test it with 3, we get n equals 0? But according to the stem of the question, n is a positive integer
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I am sorry I forgot to include the answer - ONLY 1 is sufficient, 2 is not |
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Kamlesh
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we can eliminate such statement that say sumthin is not equal 2 sumthing .......... it might be equal to infinity :lol:
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Ron Purewal
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you can't use irrelevant cases to test for sufficiency. if the stem states that n must be a positive integer, then you must ignore all cases in which n turns out NOT to be a positive integer. or: since statement (2) is about n + 3, not n, you only need to think about cases in which n + 3 is at least 4 (because n is at least 1). -- since it's data sufficiency, the question of whether n is odd is equivalent to the question of whether n + 3 is odd (they're just opposites: if one is odd, the other is even, and vice versa). so, just pick two NON-prime numbers for n + 3 - one even, one odd - and that will show insufficiency. if n + 3 = 10 (not prime), then n = 7. odd. if n + 3 = 9 (not prime), then n = 6. not odd. insufficient. |
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