Question: If S is a set of ten consecutive integers, is the integer 5 in S?
(1) The integer -3 is in S.
(2) The integer 4 is in S.
- Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
- Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
- BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
- EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
- Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are not sufficient.
“If S is a set of ten consecutive integers, is the integer 5”- is a topic of the GMAT Quantitative reasoning section of GMAT. This question has been taken from the book "GMAT Official Guide 2018 Quantitative Review". GMAT Quant section consists of a total of 31 questions. GMAT Data Sufficiency questions consist of a problem statement followed by two factual statements. GMAT data sufficiency comprises 15 questions which are two-fifths of the total 31 GMAT quant questions.
Solution and Explanation:
Approach Solution 1:
Even when we consider two statements together, set S could be {-5, -4, -3, ..., 3, 4} and the answer would be NO but set S also could be {-3, -2, ..., 4, 5, 6}.
Correct Answer: E
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