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y + 5 =21 [#permalink] New post  28 Jul 2018, 08:08
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\(y + 5 = 21\)

\(y - x = -8\)

Quantity A
Quantity B
y
6


A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

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Re: y + 5 =21 [#permalink] New post  02 Aug 2018, 15:55
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Carcass wrote:
\(y + 5 = 21\)

\(y - x = -8\)

Quantity A
Quantity B
y
6


A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

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GIVEN: y + 5 = 21
Solve to get y = 16

We now have:
Quantity A: 16
Quantity B: 6

Answer: A

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Re: y + 5 =21 [#permalink] New post  05 Aug 2018, 13:52
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Just wondering why do they have y-x=-8. Is it to trick/confuse us?
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Re: y + 5 =21 [#permalink] New post  05 Aug 2018, 14:16
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kruttikaaggarwal wrote:
Just wondering why do they have y-x=-8. Is it to trick/confuse us?


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