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Floor function with postage stamps

Source: 1970 AHSME Problem 25

March 24, 2014
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Problem Statement

For every real number xx, let [x][x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to xx. If the postal rate for first class mail is six cents for every ounce or portion thereof, then the cost in cents of first-class postage on a letter weighing WW ounces is always
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>6W<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>6[W]<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>6([W]1)<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>6([W]+1)<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>6[W]<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>6W\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>6[W]\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>6([W]-1)\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>6([W]+1)\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>-6[-W]