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The Smallest possible value for (2 × a) - (a × b) if Positive integers a and b are each less than 6 is 1
Positive integers refers to whole numbers, that are greater than zero and do not include fractions or decimals. They include; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 etc
Smallest possible value for (2 × a) - (a × b)
So, 1 is the smallest positive integer less than 6
(2 × a) - (a × b)
= (2 × 1) - (1 × 1)
= 2 - 1
= 1
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