The question asks to count the number of values (integers or real numbers) satisfying a condition or equation involving absolute values, rather than finding them explicitly.
For a real number $x$, let $[ x ]$ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$. Then the number of real solutions of $| 2 x - [ x ] | = 4$ is (A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1 .
A point $P$ on a number line satisfies the condition that the distance from $P$ to 1 plus the distance from $P$ to 4 equals 4. How many such points $P$ are there? (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3 (5) Infinitely many
What is the sum of all natural numbers such that when divided by 6, the quotient and remainder are equal to each other? A) 84 B) 91 C) 96 D) 105 E) 112