Find the greatest integer satisfying .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 19
- Step 1: Add : .
- Step 2: Divide by : , so the greatest integer is .
Answer
19.
Why not the others: 20: it includes the boundary or rounds the wrong way. 18: it stops one integer too early. 17: it ignores the constant .
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