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Column A Column B
x+y y/x
(A)Column A is larger
(B)...
(C)...
(D)...
(E)...
(F)...
*This question is included in Nova Math - Problem Set N: Inequalities, question #6

The solution is

Posted: 03/24/2012 17:36
Why are we assuming x or y is negative? Couldn't they also be equal to 0 or a fraction?
Posted: 03/25/2012 01:52
Jessica, you are right. The author made a mistake here and the answer should have been D in this case. We will correct this mistake in the next version. The answer would have been B, as in the explanation, if it had been x < y < 0.
Posted: 07/25/2012 12:02
As I see the question now, B is the only right answer, correct?
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Posted: 07/25/2012 13:48
Cef Usa, correct.

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