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gmatquant25
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Statement 1: Divide both sides by p,gmatquant25 wrote:What does p equal?
1. p < p^4
2. -p^3=|-p|
- If p > 0, 1 < p^3 ---> p > 1
If p < 0, 1 > p^3 ---> p < 1 ---> p < 0
Not sufficient
Statement 2: (-p)^3 = |-p|
This means cube of an quantity is equal to the absolute value of the quantity.
Only such numbers are 0 and 1.
Hence, p = 0 or p = -1
Not sufficient
1 & 2 Together: Now from statement 1, p cannot be equal to zero.
Hence, p = -1
Sufficient
The correct answer is C.
