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Problem
Let denote the greatest integer less than or equal to . How many real numbers satisfy the equation ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
This rewrites itself to where . Graphing and we see that the former is a set of line segments with slope from to with a hole at , then to with a hole at etc. Here is a graph of and for visualization. Now notice that when the graph has a hole at which the equation passes through and then continues upwards. Thus our set of possible solutions is bounded by . We can see that intersects each of the lines once and there are lines for an answer of .
Final answer
C