Consider four consecutive even integers represented by a, b, c, and d, where a < b < c < d. What is the difference between c + d and a + b?

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A

2

B

4

C

6

8

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E

10

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Let the integers be a, a + 2, a + 4, and a + 6. Then, we…

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What this question tests

Your command of divisibility, primes, factors, parity, and how the GMAT tests properties of integers.

Forgetting that 1 is not prime, that 0 is divisible by every integer, or that negative numbers flip your assumptions.

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