Quantity Comparison Question

GRE Quant Problem Solving
1

image
image859×283 17.6 KB

In the manhattan 5lb book, this question is given and its correct answer is mentioned to be D.

The explanation says that for negative values of p, quantity B could be greater.

My concern here is, we are given that m/p > n/p; does it not imply that p will always be positive. The given condition must be true always, right?

2

Why would it?
If m<n then it’ll be the opposite case

1 Like
3

let m = -3 , n= -2 and p = -1
So the question becomes
(-3/-1) > (-2/-1) ----> cancelling the -ve sign we get 3/1 > 2/1

Now, look at the question without the p
it will be n > m instead so D

1 Like
4

oh, i get it, thanks :slight_smile:

5

yeah, got it, much appreciated