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goelv41
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inequality DS

by goelv41 Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:51 pm

if y>= 0, what is the value of x?

1) |x-3|>=y
2) |x-3|<=-y

the answer is B, statement 2 alone is sufficient.

How do we solve this question?
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Re: inequality DS

by jnelson0612 Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:14 pm

What is the original source of this question?
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Re: inequality DS

by goelv41 Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:54 pm

I found this on a practice test from the official gmat website.
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Re: inequality DS

by jnelson0612 Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:02 pm

Thanks! Could you please repost it in the GMAT Prep Math forum? gmat-prep-math-f30.html That is the appropriate forum for that source. Thanks!
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