document.write( "Question 714770: which number between 50 and 60 can be divided into four parts so that if you multiply the first part by 2,add 2 to the second part ,subtract 2 from the third part and divide the fourth part by 2,the result will be the same. \n" ); document.write( "
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It is not clearly specified, but I am sure that the number and its four parts are understood to be integers.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"w\" = first part
\n" ); document.write( "\"x\" = second part
\n" ); document.write( "\"y\" = third part
\n" ); document.write( "\"z\" = fourth part
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2w\" = first part multiplied by 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2\" = 2 added to the second part
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2\" = 2 subtracted from the third part
\n" ); document.write( "\"z%2F2\" = fourth part divided by 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2w=x%2B2=y-2=z%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can express all four parts as a function of \"w\" :
\n" ); document.write( "\"2w=x%2B2\" --> \"2w-2=x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2w=y-2\" --> \"2w%2B2=y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2w=z%2F2\" --> \"4w=z\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The sum of all four parts is \"w%2Bx%2By%2Bz=N\" , an integer such that \"50%3C=N%3C=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"N=w%2B%282w-2%29%2B%282w%2B2%29%2B4w=9w\"
\n" ); document.write( "So \"N\" is a multiple of 9,
\n" ); document.write( "and the only one between 50 and 60 is \"highlight%2854%29\".
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