Evaluating The Answer

If x x and y y are two whole numbers that satisfy the equation 2 x + 3 y = 20 2x+3y=20 , find the number of possible solution pairs ( x , y ) (x,y) ?


The answer is 4.

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2 solutions

Mr. India
Mar 4, 2019

2 x + 3 y = 20 2x+3y=20

3 y = 20 2 x 3y=20-2x

y = 20 2 x 3 y=\frac{20-2x}{3}

Now, y y is a whole number so, 20 2 x 20-2x must be divisible by 3 3

For x = 1 , 4 , 7 , 10 x=1,4,7,10 we have y = 6 , 4 , 2 , 0 y=6,4,2,0

So, solutions are ( 1 , 6 ) , ( 4 , 4 ) , ( 7 , 2 ) , ( 10 , 0 ) (1,6),(4,4),(7,2),(10,0)

There are 4 \boxed{ 4 } whole number solutions

Triambika Garg
Jun 19, 2018

We observe that x and y are whole numbers

Therefore x and y are either greater than or equal to 0 and cannot be fractions

If x=0,y=20/3 so not possible

If x=1,y=6 so possible

If x=2,y=16/3 so not possible

If x=3,y=14/3 so not possible

If x=4,y=4 so possible

If x=5,y=10/3 so not possible

If x=6,y=8/3 so not possible

If x=7,y=2 so possible

If x=8,y=4/3 so not possible

If x=9,y=2/3 so not possible

If x=10,y=0 so possible

Therefore the number of possible outcomes is 4

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