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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:02 pm
Question #2

If p is a positive integer less than 25, what is the value of p?

p can be written as the sum of 3 different prime numbers, each of which is greater than or equal to 5.
p is a prime number greater than 17.
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by selango » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:16 pm
p<25,p=?

stmt1,

p=a+b+c,where a,b and c are diff prime nos >=5

5,7,11 are only prime numbers whose sum is less than 25.

p=23

Suff

stmt2,

p is a prime no greater than 17.

17<p<25

p can be 19 or 23.

Insuff

Pick A
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by novel » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:05 am
IMO A