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document.write( "If [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal to x , what is the value of \r\n" );
document.write( "[-1.6] + [3.4] + [2.7] ? \r\n" );
document.write( "(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a number line:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-4       -3       -2       -1        0        1        2        3        4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Mark all those numbers approximately as points on the number line:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-4       -3       -2       -1        0        1        2        3        4\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first integer to the LEFT of -1.6 is -2, so [-1.6] = -2\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first integer to the LEFT of 3.4 is 3, so [3.4] = 3 \r\n" );
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document.write( "The first integer to the LEFT of 2.7 is 2, so [2.7] = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "So [-1.6] + [3.4] + [2.7] = (-2) + (3) + (2) = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Choice (A)\r\n" );
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