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
A. m>5
B. m<5
C. m=5
D. m not equal to 5
E. m<-5
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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.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
Sorry..I missed it..Edited.kushal.adhia wrote:@selango
i thought gmat questions had only one correct answer???
GMATGuruNY wrote: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.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
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<-5sanjeevsinha01 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: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.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
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.
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