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by [email protected] » Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:39 am
Hi uttom,

When posting a prompt, you should post the ENTIRE question, including the answer choices. My guess is that there are some additional "restrictions" to this question, even though you have not listed them.

Do A and B have to be integers?
Do A and B have to be positive?
Can A and B be the same value?
If A=3, B=8, is that considered different from A=8, B=3?

GMAT questions are carefully worded so that there should be no confusion about the information provided or the question that you are expected to answer.

Assuming that A and B have to be positive integers, then you can list out all of the possibilities (there aren't that many):

3, 9
4, 8
5, 7
6, 6
7, 5
8, 4
9, 3
10, 2
11, 1

Here we have 9 possible pairs of numbers.

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by netdiag2015 » Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:57 am
As b must be <=9 so
b value a value
9 3
8 4
7 5
6 6
5 7
4 8
3 9
2 10
1 11
0 12
There are 10 ways
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by GMATinsight » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:29 am
how many ways i select a+b=12 where 0<=a, b<=9
For any linear equation (where (a,b,c...>=0)

The number of Whole Number solutions is given by (n+r-1)C(r-1)

Where n = Sum of all the variables
and r = Number of Variables

Here,
Since b<=9 therefore a>=3
So If we assign 3 to a in the beginning then we have to distribute remaining (12-3=9) between a and b

Therefore, n = 9 and r = 2
Therefore, The number of Whole Number solutions of the given equation is (9+2-1)C(2-1)

i.e. (10)C(1) = 10 Answer
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by GMATinsight » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:39 am
For any linear equation (where (a,b,c...>=0)

The number of Whole Number solutions is given by (n+r-1)C(r-1)

Where n = Sum of all the variables
and r = Number of Variables


This method is essentially beneficial for questions as mentioned below

Questions: A fruit vendor want to prepare the fruit baskets using Apple, Bananas and Cherries. He wants to ensure that every basket has 8 Fruits. How many different baskets can be prepared if a basket with a different composition of No. of fruits of any one type is considered a different basket.

Solution: A+B+C=8
A,B,C>=0
n=8, r=3
Total solution = (8+3-1)C(3-1) = (10)C(2)= 45
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