Problem:
A basketball player made 5 baskets during a game. Each basket was worth either 2 or 3 points. How many different numbers could represent the total points scored by the player?
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Solution:
The number of points could be any integer between and , inclusive. The number of possibilities is .
The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions