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Re: If x is divisible by 18 and y is divisible by 12, which of t
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15 Aug 2018, 08:16
Explanation
To solve this problem with examples, make a short list of possibilities for each of x and y:
x = 18, 36, 54…
y = 12, 24, 36…
Now try to disprove the statements by trying several combinations of x and y above. In the 1st statement, x + y could be 18 + 12 = 30, 54 + 12 = 66, 36 + 24 = 60, or many other combinations.
All of those combinations are multiples of 6. This makes sense, as x and y individually are multiples of 6, so their sum is, too. The first statement is true.
To test the second statement, xy could be 18(12) = 216, which is not divisible by 48. Eliminate the second statement.
As for the third statement, xy could be 1812, which is not even an integer (and therefore not divisible by 6), so the third statement is not necessarily true.