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Question 629321: How do I solve this open sentence if each variable represents a positive integer?
2x+3y is less than or equal to 12

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x + 3y ≦ 12

We draw the graph of the boundary line, which is:

2x + 3y = 12

and all the solutions are the "grid-points" (x,y) above the x axis, 
to the right of the y-axis, and either below or on the line.  These
are called "lattice points".   There are 8 of them as you can see 
from the graph below.  The solutions are these 8 points:

(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (2,1), (2,2), (3,1), (3,2), (4,1)

  

Edwin