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algebra intermediate
Problem
If , how many possible integer values of are there?
Solution
Since the expression stands for the greatest integer that is less than or equal to , the smallest possible value of that could satisfy the equation is , or . The next integer greater than is , so the smallest integer (greater than ) that would not satisfy must be , or . Therefore, any integer that is in the range could be considered a possible integer value of . Since there are 13 numbers in this range, our final solution is .
Final answer
13