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2x + y = 12
|y| <= 12

For how many ordered pairs (x , y) that are solutions of the system above are x and y both integers?

A. 7
B. 10
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

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Last edited by Bunuel on 09 Mar 2014, 23:57, edited 2 times in total.
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24 May 2007, 09:28
Can you explain why the Y values go from -12 to 12? I a little new at this forum. I originally got 12 total possibilities.

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2x + y = 12

|y| <= 12 means that y can be anything between 12 and -12 inclusive. Absolute values always indicates a range of numbers... this is the easy way to think about abs. values.

Ok, now you've narrowed down the answer choices to 25 possible numbers... which doesn't help you with the answers given. Next you need to find a way of eliminating more answer choices...

Simplify 2x + y = 12 to

x + y/2 = 3

Now looking at that, you know y has to be an even number to yield an integer... so the initial pool of 25 numbers is now narrowed down to 13, hence the answer.

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24 May 2007, 19:57
This is a good question, coz I did not pay attention to the "(x,y) that will yield x and y to be integers" part of the question, so I was stuck with the answer being 25 and was stumped by the choices.
Good job you guys....i guess I should read the question clearly

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$$2x + y = 12$$
$$|y| \leq 12$$

For how many ordered pairs (x, y) that are solutions of the system above are x and y both integers?

A. 7
B. 10
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

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152.

$$2x + y = 12$$
$$|y| \leq 12$$

For how many ordered pairs (x, y) that are solutions of the system above are x and y both integers?

a. 7
b. 10
c. 12
d. 13
e. 14

The solution of $$|y| \leq 12$$ is straight forward.
$$-12 \leq y \leq 12$$
(If you are not comfortable with this, check out my blog post:
http://www.veritasprep.com/blog/2011/01/quarter-wit-quarter-wisdom-do-what-dumbledore-did/

If both x and y have to be integers, y should be an integer and hence can take any value from the set {-12, -11, -10 ... 10, 11, 12} i.e. any one of 25 values (these are 25 values -12 to -1 (12 values), 0, 1 to 12 (another 12 values)) 13 of them are even and 12 of them are odd.

$$2x + y = 12$$
Every time y is even, x will be integer. e.g. y = 12, x = 0 (because x = (12 - even)/2 will be an integer)
Every time y is odd, x will be non-integer e.g. y = 1, x = 5.5 (because x = (12 - odd)/2 will not be an integer)

Therefore, for 13 values, x and y both will be integers.
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Changing the sign within the mod has no impact on anything outside the mod.

$$|6 - x| \leq 12$$ is same as
$$|x - 6| \leq 12$$

Think about it: Whether you write |x| or |-x|, it is the same.
|6| = |-6|

So for every value of x,
|x - 6| = |6 - x|
So you don't need to flip the inequality sign.

|x - 6| and - |x - 6| are of course different. If you change |x - 6| to - |x - 6|, you will need to flip the inequality sign.
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$$y=12-2x=2*(6-x).$$
Since $$|y| \leq 12 , -12 \leq y \leq 12$$ . Substituting for y from above, $$-6 \leq (6-x) \leq 6.$$. This reduces to $$x \geq 0$$ and $$x \leq 12.$$ Including 0 and 12 there are thus 13 integer solutions.

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2x+y=12
|y|<=12

For how many ordered pairs (x, y) that are solutions of the system above are x and y both integers?

y=12-2x
|y|<=12
|12-2x| <= 12
12 - 2x <= 12
-2x <= 0
x>=0

-(12-2x) <= 12
-12+2x <= 12
2x <= 24
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13 solutions between 0 and 12 inclusive.

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2x + y = 12
|y| <= 12

For how many ordered pairs (x , y) that are solutions of the system above are x and y both integers?

A. 7
B. 10
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

Given: $$-12\leq{y}\leq{12}$$ and $$2x+y=12$$ --> $$y=12-2x=2(6-x)=even$$, (as $$x$$ must be an integer). Now, there are 13 even numbers in the range from -12 to 12, inclusive each of which will give an integer value of $$x$$.

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abs 12 = -12 all the way to 12, which is 25 integers including "0".

y= 2(6-x) = even.

So y = even. and y is equal the 25 number range. How many possible even numbers are in that range?

Answer is 13 possible even y numbers including zero "0".

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$$2x + y = 12$$
$$|y| \leq 12$$

For how many ordered pairs (x, y) that are solutions of the system above are x and y both integers?

A. 7
B. 10
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

|y| <= 12 means range of y is -12 <= Y <= +12. which means Y can take any of the value in the set (-12, -11, -10......-1,0,1.....10,11,12).

now that we are given 2x + y = 12, y = 12 - 2x

we can include all the integer values for X as a solution for y = 12 - 2x as long as y falls in the above range mentioned. Such values of X are (0,1,2....12). 13 is the count for this set. Answer is D.
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