THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (B). STATEMENT (1) TELLS YOU THAT YOU CAN DIS...

7. The correct answer is (B). Statement (1) tells you that you can disregard the

exponent p; all you need to determine is the value of the fraction given. But since m and

n could each be any number at all, so could the value of the fraction. Statement (2)

establishes that the numerator and the denominator of the fraction are equal in value,

and therefore that the fraction’s value is 1. Since 1 raised to any power is still 1,

statement (2) is sufficient to establish that the expression equals 1.