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# If x and y are positive integers such that y is a multiple of 5 and 3x

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09 Feb 2018, 17:09
Can someone pls verify if this method will work for all similar question types? This is the way I approached as well

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I approached this in a different style I think than the other posters - is this way correct as well?

First, 200 factors down to $$2^3 * 5^2$$

Looking at the information we know that from the equation $$3x + 4y$$, where y is a multiple of 5, we have the factors of $$2^2$$ (from the 4), 3, and 5. Given this, we can then determine that we need one more factor of both 2 and 5. E - 10 is the only answer choice that provides those two factors.
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12 Feb 2018, 04:38
mrdlee23 wrote:
Can someone pls verify if this method will work for all similar question types? This is the way I approached as well

wvu wrote:
I approached this in a different style I think than the other posters - is this way correct as well?

First, 200 factors down to $$2^3 * 5^2$$

Looking at the information we know that from the equation $$3x + 4y$$, where y is a multiple of 5, we have the factors of $$2^2$$ (from the 4), 3, and 5. Given this, we can then determine that we need one more factor of both 2 and 5. E - 10 is the only answer choice that provides those two factors.

Since y is a factor of 5, 4y will end in 0.
So get the sum of 200, 3x should end in 0 as well. So x should be a multiple of 10.
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16 Apr 2018, 00:59
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AbdurRakib wrote:
If x and y are positive integers such that y is a multiple of 5 and 3x + 4y = 200, then x must be a multiple of which of the following?

A) 3

B) 6

C) 7

D) 8

E) 10

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Plug in values and check -

Let y = 5 ; 3x + 4y = 200

So, 3x + 20 = 200

Or, x = 60 ( Options C & D rejected , Left with options A, B & E )

Let y = 20 ; 3x + 4y = 200

So, 3x + 80 = 200

Or, x = 40 ( Options A &B rejected , Left with option E )

Hence, answer will be optin (E)

Hey, Abhishek009! 40 is also a multiple of 8, option D. So we still have D and E remaining.
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Hey, Abhishek009! 40 is also a multiple of 8, option D. So we still have D and E remaining.

As Abhishek009 has explained, we have already rejected option D when we substituted y = 5 in the equation.

Remember for a "MUST" be true question, it should work for all the scenarios but we are not getting x a multiple of 8 whenever we have y = 5.

Hence, D cannot be the answer.

Does that make sense?
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16 Apr 2018, 02:00
abhimahna wrote:
Hey, Abhishek009! 40 is also a multiple of 8, option D. So we still have D and E remaining.

As Abhishek009 has explained, we have already rejected option D when we substituted y = 5 in the equation.

Remember for a "MUST" be true question, it should work for all the scenarios but we are not getting x a multiple of 8 whenever we have y = 5.

Hence, D cannot be the answer.

Does that make sense?

Hey abhimahna! Thank you for bringing this to my notice.
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26 Jul 2018, 08:12
X,Y >0 i.e.X,Y both positive
Y=mul(5) i.e. Y is multiple of 5

3X+4Y=200
Because Y=mul(5),4Y will be multiple of 20
200 is also multiple of 20.
Hence 200-4Y will also be multiple of 20
I.e. 3X= multiple of 20
Hence, X will be multiple of 20, 10×2, and hence of 10.

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28 Jul 2018, 01:58
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If x and y are positive integers such that y is a multiple of 5 and 3x + 4y = 200, then x must be a multiple of which of the following?

Given: y is a multiple of 5, so unit digits of product with y must end with 0 or 5.

4*y = (Unit digit will always end with 0, since 4*5 = 20 and 4*0 =0 )

Now look RHS, I need unit digit as 0, __ + 0 = 0
Hence 3 must be some multiple an integer ending with 0.
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28 Jul 2018, 02:41
This is the perfect approach.

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If x and y are positive integers such that y is a multiple of 5 and 3x + 4y = 200, then x must be a multiple of which of the following?

Given: y is a multiple of 5, so unit digits of product with y must end with 0 or 5.

4*y = (Unit digit will always end with 0, since 4*5 = 20 and 4*0 =0 )

Now look RHS, I need unit digit as 0, __ + 0 = 0
Hence 3 must be some multiple an integer ending with 0.
Ans: 10

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06 Aug 2018, 18:09
i. We see that 4y is always a multiple of 10 when y is a multiple of 5 . So 3x is a multiple of 10 or x is a multiple of 3.33.
ii. However x is an integer . So x has to be a multiple of 3.33*3=10 since that is the minimum value that makes x an integer.
iii. So a multiple of 10.
Hence E.
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