Max@Math Revolution wrote:[GMAT math practice question]
If 5m=25^{2n}, what is the value of m, in terms of n?
A. m=5^{3n-2}
B. m=25n
C. m=5^{4n-1}
D. m=5^{2n-1}
E. m=5n
Let n = 1/2.
Substituting n = 1/2 into 5m = 25^(2n), we get:
5m = 25¹
m = 5.
The question stem asks for the value of m (5).
Now plug n = 1/2 into the answers to see which yields the target value of 5.
Only
C works:
m = 5^(4n-1) = 5¹ = 5.
The correct answer is
C.
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