If xyz < 0, is x < 0?1) xy > xz2) y > 0a)Exactly one of the statements can answer the questionb)Both statements are required to answer the questionc)Each statement can answer the question individuallyd)More information is required as the information provided is insufficient to answer the questionCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

GMAT Question

If xyz < 0, is x < 0?

1) xy > xz

2) y > 0

a)
Exactly one of the statements can answer the question
b)
Both statements are required to answer the question
c)
Each statement can answer the question individually
d)
More information is required as the information provided is insufficient to answer the question

Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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Answers

Kaluva Sujatha
Mar 13, 2019

Because with one option it's impossible to say the that given statement is crct

Jeff Desir Pierre replied Sep 02, 2019

I can't find the logic that back up the correct answer, help me out : my logic was y>0 implies that xz must be <0 since=""><0;><0 means="" either=""><0 or="" z="">0. if z>0 then x is negative and xy will be greater than xz only and only if y