Live GMAT classes with Target Test Prep start Nov 21 and Nov 22. First class free.

See classes
Target Test Prep · GMAT

Choose how you want to prepare

Learn live with an expert or move at your own pace. Every option includes the complete TTP study system.

Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards 2026 winner: Target Test Prep, #1 Test Prep

Target Test Prep was voted #1 Best Test Prep in the 2026 Newsweek Readers’ Choice™ Awards.

★★★★★5.0563 reviews
GMATLiveTeachStarts Nov 22
Josh Braslow, Target Test Prep GMAT expert
LIVE ONLINE CLASSES

Get Ready for GMAT Test Day Faster with Live Online Classes

with Josh Braslow, 20+ years in test prep

Nov 22 · Josh Braslow
Sun · 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Included
40 hours of live online classes + 6 months of TTP OnDemand
  • Attend the first class for free
  • Every class is recorded, so you never fall behind
View classes & enroll
Limited seats availableTarget Test Prep
EALiveTeachOnDemandStart anytime
EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT

Target Test Prep EA OnDemand

Self-paced EA prep. Study on your schedule.

EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT

with

165+ EA score guarantee
$05-day trial no automatic billing
Schedule
Included
40 hours of live online classes plus six months of access to the complete TTP EA OnDemand course.
  • 165+ EA Score Guarantee
  • 4,100+ Quant, Verbal, and Integrated Reasoning practice questions
  • 400+ hours of in-depth video lessons
  • 3,000+ step-by-step video solutions
View EA class & enroll Start free 5-day trial
Limited cohort · enrollment openTrial includes full course accessTarget Test Prep
GMATOnDemandStart anytime
SELF-PACED MASTERCLASS

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Complete access from day one. Study on your schedule.

715+ score guarantee
$0to start then $127/mo
  • Personalized study plan and analytics
  • Thousands of lessons and practice questions
Start free 5-day trial
Read 563 reviewsTarget Test Prep

Absolute value of m

Expert replies
Post new topic Post Reply
Subscribe topic
Previous Topic Next Topic
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 80
Joined: Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:47 pm
Location: chennai, india
Thanked: 2 times
by kushal.adhia » Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:59 am
If |m/5| > 1, then which of the following must be true?

A. m>5
B. m<5
C. m=5
D. m not equal to 5
E. m<-5
Top
Join the discussion
Source: — Problem Solving |
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1460
Joined: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:28 amFollowed by: 7 members
Thanked: 135 times

by selango » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:09 am
|m/5|>1

|m|/5>1

|m|>5

-->m>5 or m<-5

A and E are true.

The question asks which must be true.

m!=5

Pick D
Last edited by selango on Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
--Anand--
Top
Join the discussion
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 80
Joined: Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:47 pm
Location: chennai, india
Thanked: 2 times

by kushal.adhia » Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:02 am
@selango

i thought gmat questions had only one correct answer??? :D
Top
Join the discussion
User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 15539
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 12:04 pmFollowed by: 1906 members
Location: New York, NY
Thanked: 13060 times
GMAT Score:790

by GMATGuruNY » Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:16 am
kushal.adhia wrote:If |m/5| > 1, then which of the following must be true?

A. m>5
B. m<5
C. m=5
D. m not equal to 5
E. m<-5
One approach is to pick values. Our goal is choose values that will show that the answer choices don't have to be true. We can use only values that satisfy the condition given: |m/5| > 1.

m = 6 works, because |6/5| > 1.
Eliminate B (because 6<5 isn't true).
Eliminate C (because 6=5 isn't true).
Eliminate E (because 6<-5 isn't true).

m=-6 works, because |-6/5| > 1.
Eliminate A (because -6>5 isn't true).

The correct answer is D.
Private tutor exclusively for the GMAT and GRE, with over 20 years of experience.
Followed here and elsewhere by over 1900 test-takers.
I have worked with students based in the US, Australia, Taiwan, China, Tajikistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia -- a long list of countries.
My students have been admitted to HBS, CBS, Tuck, Yale, Stern, Fuqua -- a long list of top programs.

As a tutor, I don't simply teach you how I would approach problems.
I unlock the best way for YOU to solve problems.

For more information, please email me (Mitch Hunt) at [email protected].
Student Review #1
Student Review #2
Student Review #3
Top
Join the discussion
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1460
Joined: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:28 amFollowed by: 7 members
Thanked: 135 times

by selango » Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:18 am
kushal.adhia wrote:@selango

i thought gmat questions had only one correct answer??? :D
Sorry..I missed it..Edited.
--Anand--
Top
Join the discussion
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 8
Joined: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:08 pmFollowed by: 1 member
Location: mumbai

by sanjeevsinha01 » Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:47 am
Gmatguru,
why E is wrong . any value less then -5 (-6,-7,-8 etc .. )will give the desire ans .

Please correct me .

GMATGuruNY wrote:
kushal.adhia wrote:If |m/5| > 1, then which of the following must be true?

A. m>5
B. m<5
C. m=5
D. m not equal to 5
E. m<-5
One approach is to pick values. Our goal is choose values that will show that the answer choices don't have to be true. We can use only values that satisfy the condition given: |m/5| > 1.

m = 6 works, because |6/5| > 1.
Eliminate B (because 6<5 isn't true).
Eliminate C (because 6=5 isn't true).
Eliminate E (because 6<-5 isn't true).

m=-6 works, because |-6/5| > 1.
Eliminate A (because -6>5 isn't true).

The correct answer is D.
sanjeev sinha
Top
Join the discussion
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1460
Joined: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:28 amFollowed by: 7 members
Thanked: 135 times

by selango » Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:39 am
sanjeevsinha01 wrote:Gmatguru,
why E is wrong . any value less then -5 (-6,-7,-8 etc .. )will give the desire ans .

Please correct me .

GMATGuruNY wrote:
kushal.adhia wrote:If |m/5| > 1, then which of the following must be true?

A. m>5
B. m<5
C. m=5
D. m not equal to 5
E. m<-5
One approach is to pick values. Our goal is choose values that will show that the answer choices don't have to be true. We can use only values that satisfy the condition given: |m/5| > 1.

m = 6 works, because |6/5| > 1.
Eliminate B (because 6<5 isn't true).
Eliminate C (because 6=5 isn't true).
Eliminate E (because 6<-5 isn't true).

m=-6 works, because |-6/5| > 1.
Eliminate A (because -6>5 isn't true).

The correct answer is D.
Note that m>5 or m<-5

We don't the value of m.So E is not true.
--Anand--
Top
Join the discussion