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x and y are integers such that |x|(y) + 9 < 0 and |y| ≤ 1. [#permalink] New post   08 Aug 2018, 16:47
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x and y are integers such that \(|x|(y) + 9 < 0\) and \(|y| ≤ 1\).

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Quantity B
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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: x and y are integers such that |x|(y) + 9 < 0 and |y| ≤ 1. [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2018, 12:23
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Here we can quickly find an answer, which would help during the actual test.

Let y = -1, so we get a negative and a positive term on the left side.

Then test x with a very large positive and a very large negative value:

x = 1000:

|1000|(-1) + 9 < 0

True

x = -1000

|-1000|(-1) + 9 < 0

True.

So x can be bigger or smaller than -9. So the answer is D.
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Re: x and y are integers such that |x|(y) + 9 < 0 and |y| ≤ 1. [#permalink] New post   21 Apr 2020, 21:30
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Romang67 wrote:
Here we can quickly find an answer, which would help during the actual test.

Let y = -1, so we get a negative and a positive term on the left side.

Then test x with a very large positive and a very large negative value:

x = 1000:

|1000|(-1) + 9 < 0

True

x = -1000

|-1000|(-1) + 9 < 0

True.

So x can be bigger or smaller than -9. So the answer is D.




Just like some questions where values like -1 , 0 , 1 can be used to solve, can very large positive and negative numbers be used like you mentioned above in similar questions, because this looks a fast and easy way
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