CAT 2024 - Slot 2 Quant Question 15
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CAT 2024 Slot 2 - Quant
We must bring the right-hand side in the form so that everything has the same power.
25 has factors 1, 5 and 25
The only common factor 40 and 25 have is 5 (other than 1 of course, which does not work)
So the right-hand side can be rewritten as (25)5 × (38)5
(32 × 81 × 81)5
(209952)5
Giving the value of m – n as 209952 – 5 = 209947
