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Bunuel ,i love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!
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very nicely explained by Bunnel.

The tricky part here was the consideration of zero.
While dealing with these type of DS questions always consider scenario of -ve, 0 ,and +ve numbers.
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Good work Bunuel. I missed the zero consideration too!
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The answer is C but I also missed the Zero part.
As Bunuel says ZIP code
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The answer is C but I also missed the Zero part.
As Bunuel says ZIP code

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Bestow your legendary wisdom upon this mortal, so that he too can know what ZIP code is.

P.S. M assuming Z - zero...whats the rest
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The answer is C but I also missed the Zero part.
As Bunuel says ZIP code

Bunuel,

Bestow your legendary wisdom upon this mortal, so that he too can know what ZIP code is.

P.S. M assuming Z - zero...whats the rest

ZIP - Zero, Integers, Positive numbers.

GMAT likes to act in -1<=x<=1 range. So:

Don't assume, with no ground for it, that variable cannot be Zero. Check 0!
Don't assume, with no ground for it, that variable is an Integer. Check fractions!
Don't assume, with no ground for it, that variable is Positive. Check negative values!
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Bunuel,

in statement 1, how can M be zero ? That is the part I am confused about
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Bunuel,

in statement 1, how can M be zero ? That is the part I am confused about

-0 = 0 and |-0| = |0| = 0, so if M = 0, then -M = 0 = |-M|.
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