pritam.ryders wrote:Is a^3 > 20?
(1) a^4 > 80
(2) a^5 > 200
Statement 1: a� > 80
If a = 10, then a³ > 20.
If a = -10, then a³ < 20.
INSUFFICIENT.
Statement 2: a� > 200
Here, a>0.
Statement 2 rephrased:
(a�)³ > (20*10)³
a¹� > 20³ * 10³
a¹� > 20³ * 1000.
Questions stem rephrased:
(a³)� > 20�
a¹� > 20³ * 20²
Is a¹� > 20³ * 400?
Since a¹� > 20³ * 1000, we know that a¹� > 20³ * 400.
SUFFICIENT.
The correct answer is
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