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Is 5^k less than 1,000?
(1) 5^(k-1) > 3000
(2) 5^(k-1) = 5^k - 500


(1) we get 5^k > 15000 ..clearly sufficient ....


(2) we get 5^k * 4/5 = 500 so.. 5^k = 2500/4 ..sufficient

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weird question. we should get the same "Answer" with both?
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Is 5^k less than 1,000?
(1) 5^(k-1) > 3000
(2) 5^(k-1) = 5^k - 500

(1) we get 5^k > 15000 ..clearly sufficient ....


(2) we get 5^k * 4/5 = 500 so.. 5^k = 2500/4 ..sufficient

D

weird question. we should get the same "Answer" with both?


That's not so weird of a question. This is not "advertised" but if you examine DS questions in the OG, you will NEVER find two answers that contradict each other. This is good to know for the GMAT because if you do find two answers that contradict each other, you did something wrong somewhere....



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