NRICH: Lattice Points on a Line

How many lattice points are there in the first quadrant that lie on the line 3x + 4y = 59 ?

A point whose x and y coordinates are both whole numbers is called a lattice point.

How many lattice points that lie on the line 3x+4y=59 are there in the first quadrant (where both x and y coordinates are positive)?

This problem is adapted from the World Mathematics Championships

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Age 11 to 14


Math Topics
Algebra & Pre-Algebra, Functions & Graphs, Linear Equations
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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

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