How many positive integers less than 28 are prime numbers,

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How many positive integers less than 28 are prime numbers, odd multiples of 5, or the sum of a positive multiple of 2 and a positive multiple of 4?

A. 27
B. 25
C. 24
D. 22
E. 20

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BTGmoderatorDC wrote:How many positive integers less than 28 are prime numbers, odd multiples of 5, or the sum of a positive multiple of 2 and a positive multiple of 4?

A. 27
B. 25
C. 24
D. 22
E. 20

Any even integer other than 2 and 4 can be expressed as the sum of a positive multiple of 2 and a positive multiple of 4, yielding the following options less than 28:
6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 --> 11 options.

Prime numbers less than 28:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 --> 9 options.

Odd multiples of 5 not yet listed:
15, 25 --> 2 options.

Total options = 11+9+2 = 22.

The correct answer is D.

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by Jeff@TargetTestPrep » Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:33 pm

BTGmoderatorDC wrote:How many positive integers less than 28 are prime numbers, odd multiples of 5, or the sum of a positive multiple of 2 and a positive multiple of 4?

A. 27
B. 25
C. 24
D. 22
E. 20

The following are sums of multiples of 2 and 4:

6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26

The following are prime numbers less than 28:

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23

The following are odd multiples of 5 (excluding 5) that are less than 28:

15 and 25

In the lists above there are 11 + 9 + 2 = 22 values.

Answer: D

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