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by palvarez » Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:01 pm
|a| = |-a|


1. -M = |M|, therefore M<=0. Insufficient, since M can be 0
2. M = 3 or -3. Insufficient.

Combined, M = -3. Sufficient.

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by RoadtoIVY » Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:24 pm
You are right mode is always positive:

Is M < 0 ?

1. - M = | - M |
2. M^2 = 9

1. - M = | - M | is true only for M=0, Hence M is not less than 0. Sufficient
2. M^2 = 9, gives you M=3,-3 hence Not Sufficient

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by gmat620 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:30 pm
OA C
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