If x, y, and z are integers and xy + z is an odd integer, is x an even integer?
(1) xy + xz is an even integer.
(2) y + xz is an odd integer.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
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There are 4 cases that will satisfy xy + z = odd
(i) x = even, y = even, z = odd
(ii) x = even, y = odd, z = odd
(iii) x = odd, y = even, z = odd
(iv) x = odd, y = odd, z = even
is x even?
Statement 1:
xy + xz = even
x(y + z) = even
case (a): x = odd, (y + z) = even. this is not possible since this will not satisfy any of the cases(i) - (iv).
case (b): x = even, (y + z) = odd/even. this satisfies cases (i) and (ii).
so, since only case b is valid, x must be even. sufficient.
Statement 2:
y + xz = odd
case (c): y = odd, xz = even. this satisfies cases (ii) and (iv) where x could either odd or even. insufficient.
case (d): y = even, xz = odd. this satisfies case (iii), where x is odd.
so, since this statement doesn't provide any restriction on x, it is not sufficient.
Choose A.
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