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prealgebra senior
Problem
Suppose that is a multiple of 6 (not necessarily positive). If the square of is less than 200, how many possible values of are there?
Solution
The multiples and 12 all have squares less than 200, for a total of possible values. Since is bigger than 200, the squares of all the other multiples of are greater than 200. (Recall that the square of a negative number is positive).
Final answer
5