Gmat_mission wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:52 am
For all positive integers \(m, [m] = 3m\) when \(m\) is odd and \([m] = \dfrac{m}2\) when \(m\) is even. What is \([9]\cdot [6]\) equivalent to?
A. \([81]\)
B. \([54]\)
C. \([37]\)
D. \([27]\)
E. \([18]\)
Answer:
D
Source: GMAT Prep
9 is odd, so [9] = (3)(9) = 27
6 is even, so [6] = 6/2 = 3
So, [9] x [6] = 27 x 3 =
81
BEFORE you select answer choice A, notice that 81 has brackets around it.
Since 81 is odd, [81] = (3)(81) =
243
So, answer choice A is NOT correct.
So, which of the 5 answer choices equals
81?
Since 27 is odd, [27] = (3)(27) =
81
So, the correct answer is D
Cheers,
Brent
Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com
