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Data Sufficiency (DS) | Re: What is the value of 4^(a + b)/2^(a - b) ?

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The expression for which the value has to be found can be simplified asfollows:

\(\frac{4^{(a + b)}}{2^{(a - b)}}\) \(= \frac{2^{2(a + b)}}{2^{(a - b)}}\) \(= \frac{2^{2a + 2b)}}{2^{(a - b)}}\) =\(2^{2a + 2b - a + b} = 2^{a + 3b}\)

(1) a = 7
Just knowing the value of a,
we cannot find the value of the expression(Insufficient)

(2) a + 3b = 5
Since we have simplified the expression as\(2^{a + 3b}\)
knowing the value of\(a + 3b\) is enough
to find the value of the expression (Sufficient) (Option
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