GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Practice Test 7

Question : 99 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

X

and

Y

are integers and

X+Y< 0

, can

X

be greater than

Y

?
(1)

X< -2

.
(2)

Y>-4

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.

Solution:

From each of the statements by itself we cannot determine if

X

can be greater than

Y

. Using both statements, we know the values each of the variables can get:

X:-3,-4,-5, . . .

Y:-3,-2,-1, . . .

We can see that

X

, at the most, can be equal to

Y

but it cannot be greater. Both statements, taken together, are sufficient.

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