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GMAT Data Sufficiency (DS) | Re: Is |x| > |y|?

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\(|x| > |y|?\)

\((1) x - y > 0\)

This means\(x>y\) , lets check somevalues:

\(x = 5\) &\(y = 4, 5 - 4 = 1\) , when substituted in the equation\(|x| > |y|\) we get equation isTRUE

\(x = 5\) &\(y = -6, 5 - (-6) = 11\) when substituted in the equation\(|x| > |y|\) we get equation is FALSE

As we are getting two different values=====> Eq. (1) is NOT SUFFICIENT

\((2) y > 0\)
This does not tell us anything about x

=====> Eq. (2) is NOT SUFFICIENT
Combining (1) & (2)

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