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1990 AMC 12/AHSME
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1990 AHSME #8: Number of Real solutions
1990 AHSME #8: Number of Real solutions
Source:
January 1, 2013
AMC
Problem Statement
The number of real solutions of the equation
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|x-2|+|x-3|=1
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1
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<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>0\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>1\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>2\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>3\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>\text{more than }3\qquad
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more than
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