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GMAT Data Sufficiency (DS) | Re: If x and y are positive integers and y(2x)=24, x=? 1) x≥2 2) y is even

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aroussel wrote:

MathRevolution wrote:
If x and y are positive integers and \(y(2^x)=24\), x=?

1) x≥2
2) y is even


I had the answer E.

Statement 1: If x is 2, 2x2=4, therefore 4x6=24
but also, if x is 6, 2x6=12, therefore 12x2=24, so insufficient

Statement 2: As above, y can be even, but x still not be exclusively determined, hence insufficient.

Both together - same examples, x could be 2 or 6, with y being even (in those cases 4 and 12), therefore both are insufficient = E??
of 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24. So, the
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