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by gmat009 » Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:24 pm
In the figure attached, how many of the points on line segment PQ have coordinates that are both integers?
(A) 5
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 20

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by mals24 » Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:34 pm
Find the equation of PQ

y = mx+c

c = 30
m = -3/5 (rise/run, and since its a downward sloping line slope is negative)

y = -(3/5)x + 30

For both the coordinates to be integers, x has to be a multiple of 5.

So the possible values of x = 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50 = 11 values

Answer is D
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by gmat009 » Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:30 pm
mals24 wrote:Find the equation of PQ

y = mx+c

c = 30
m = -3/5 (rise/run, and since its a downward sloping line slope is negative)

y = -(3/5)x + 30

For both the coordinates to be integers, x has to be a multiple of 5.

So the possible values of x = 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50 = 11 values

Answer is D
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by 4meonly » Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:47 am
mals24 wrote:Find the equation of PQ

y = mx+c

c = 30
m = -3/5 (rise/run, and since its a downward sloping line slope is negative)

y = -(3/5)x + 30

For both the coordinates to be integers, x has to be a multiple of 5.

So the possible values of x = 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50 = 11 values

Answer is D
WOW! I am as good as Mals24 is :-)
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by mals24 » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:01 am
@4meonly

After all great minds think alike.
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Good now that we are sailing in the same boat, lets increase are target to the likes of cramya, parallel chase and logitech. :)
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