Unit 6 · Algebra

33 Drinks — Which Claim Cannot Be True?

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Orange + lemon = 33. Plug each statement in as an equation — if the result isn’t a whole number, that statement is impossible.

Chapters

0:00Introduction
0:20The Question
1:06Setting the core condition
1:36Testing Statement 1
2:05Testing Statement 2
2:36Testing Statement 3
3:10Exam strategy — odd/even parity shortcut
3:55Confirming the final option

Question

Merindah sold drinks at the class barbecue.

The drinks were orange or lemon.

She sold 33 drinks altogether.

  1. She sold ten more orange drinks than lemon drinks.

  2. She sold twice as many orange drinks as lemon drinks.

  3. She sold five more lemon drinks than orange drinks.

Which of these statements cannot be correct?

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