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Great explanation and I
Is there anything wrong with that logic?
That's a great idea, TEV.
That's a great idea, TEV.
Unfortunately, just because a certain scenario may have infinitely many possibilities, we can't then conclude that the correct answer is D.
For example, consider this rudimentary example question:
Given: x is a prime number
QUANTITY A: x
QUANTITY B: 0
In this case, x can have infinitely many values (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, ... etc)
However, since all prime numbers are POSITIVE, we can be certain that Quantity A is greater than Quantity B.
So, here the correct answer is A
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Now consider this question:
Given: x is a prime number
QUANTITY A: x
QUANTITY B: 10
Once again, x can have infinitely many values.
However, in this case, we can test some values to show that the correct answer is D.
For example, x can equal 3, in which case, Quantity B is greater than Quantity A.
Alternatively, x can equal 17, in which case, Quantity A is greater than Quantity B.
So, here the correct answer is D
Does that help?
Cheers,
Brent
That does help. Thanks for