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CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 1 · May/June 2011 · Paper 1 · Question Q2

If p and q are positive integers such that p < q, then which of the following statements is/are correct? \begin{align*} \text{I.} & \quad -p > -q \\ \text{II.} & \quad p^2 > pq \\ \text{III.} & \quad p - 1 < q - 1 \end{align*}

  1. (A)I only
  2. (B)II only
  3. (C)I and III only
  4. (D)II and III only

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