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Contents
Problem
How many positive integers can fill the blank in the sentence below?
“One positive integer is _____ more than twice another, and the sum of the two numbers is 
.”
Solution
Let 
and 
be positive integers such that 
and 
It follows that 
for some positive integer 
We wish to find the number of possible values for
By substitution, we have 
from which 
Note that 
each generate a positive integer for 
so there are 
possible values for
~MRENTHUSIASM
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/Ij9pAy6tQSg?t=1110
~Interstigation
See Also
| 2022 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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