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sanaa.rizwan
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To minimize |23-5y|, we need to find the value of y such that 23-5y is as close to zero as possible.sanaa.rizwan wrote:If y is an integer, then the least possible value for |23-5y| is
Try some values.
y=3: |23-5y| = |23-15| = 8| = 8
y=4: |23-5y| = |23-20| = |3| = 3
y=5: |23-5y| = |23-25| = |-2| = 2
y=6: |23-5y| = |23-30| = |-7| = 7
The least possible value of |23-5y| is 2.
Cheers,
Brent
