GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Practice Test 6

Question : 39 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

If X and Y are integers, what is the value of X?
(1)

6 X=4-9 Y

(2)

1\;1 \/ 3-3 Y=2 Y

Statement (1) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) by itself is not.
Statement (2) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) by itself is not.
Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question, even though NEITHER statement BY ITSELF is sufficient.
Either statement BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question.
Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question, requiring more data pertaining to the problem.

Validate

Solution:

In order to find the value of a term in an equation with two unknowns, two different equations are needed. Since both equations given in statements 1 and 2 are, in fact, the same equation in a different shape, it is impossible to find the value of

X

Y .6 X=4-9 Y ⇔ 11/3-3 Y=2 X

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