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A 'Sum'what Tricky Problem

Source: Problem #25 2016 AMC 10B

February 21, 2016
AMC10AMCAMC 10AMC 10 Bfloor function

Problem Statement

Let f(x)=∑k=210(⌊kx⌋−k⌊x⌋)f(x)=\sum_{k=2}^{10}(\lfloor kx \rfloor -k \lfloor x \rfloor), where ⌊r⌋\lfloor r \rfloor denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to rr. How many distinct values does f(x)f(x) assume for x≥0x \ge 0?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span> 32<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span> 36<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span> 45<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span> 46<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span> infinitely many<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 32\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 36\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 45\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 46\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{infinitely many}
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