If x and y are positive integers such that x = 8y + 12, what is the greatest common divisor of x and y ?

(1) x = 12u, where u is an integer.
(2) y = 12z, where z is an 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.

考题讲解
题目要求x和y的最大公约数。条件一:x是12的倍数,所以y一定是3的倍数,但无法确定x和y的最大公约数(只能确定有公约数3,但并不知道是否最大)条件二:y是12的倍数,原式就可以变化成x=(8z+1)12  y=12z 所以最大公倍数是12,充分。选择B

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