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# 3(2^5)

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3(2^5) [#permalink]  17 Jun 2018, 09:33
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 Quantity A Quantity B $$3(2^5)$$ $$5(3^2)$$

A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: 3(2^5) [#permalink]  19 Jun 2018, 16:02
For this problem, you don't have to evaluate exact numbers, but just enough to get an understanding for which one is larger to save time.

Quantity A: $$3(2^5)$$
Quantity B: $$5(3^2)$$

Quantity A: $$3(32)$$
Quantity B: $$5(9)$$

Quantity A: $$3(32)$$
Quantity B: $$45$$

**At this point, you can see that 3 * 32 = some number bigger than 45. You don't need to calculate it to find the exact number, however you can just to be sure.

Quantity A: $$96$$
Quantity B: $$45$$

Quantity A is bigger than Quantity B.
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Re: 3(2^5) [#permalink]  19 Jun 2018, 23:28
PIneappleBoy2 wrote:
For this problem, you don't have to evaluate exact numbers, but just enough to get an understanding for which one is larger to save time.

Quantity A: $$3(2^5)$$
Quantity B: $$5(3^2)$$

Quantity A: $$3(32)$$
Quantity B: $$5(9)$$

Quantity A: $$3(32)$$
Quantity B: $$45$$

**At this point, you can see that 3 * 32 = some number bigger than 45. You don't need to calculate it to find the exact number, however you can just to be sure.

Quantity A: $$96$$
Quantity B: $$45$$

Quantity A is bigger than Quantity B.

You did calculate almost the whole number though.
Re: 3(2^5)   [#permalink] 19 Jun 2018, 23:28
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