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Let $f : \mathbb Q \to \mathbb Q$ be a function such that for any $x,y \in \mathbb Q$, the number f(x+y)−f(x)−f(y)f(x+y)-f(x)-f(y) is an integer. Decide whether it follows that there exists a constant cc such that f(x)−cxf(x) - cx is an integer for every rational number xx.
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Let $f : \mathbb Q \to \mathbb Q$ be a function such that for any $x,y \in \mathbb Q$, the number f(x+y)−f(x)−f(y) is an integer. Decide whether it follows that there exists a constant c such that f(x)−cx is an integer for every rational number x.
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Let $f : \mathbb Q \to \mathbb Q$ be a function such that for any $x,y \in \mathbb Q$, the number $f(x+y)-f(x)-f(y)$ is an integer. Decide whether it follows that there exists a constant $c$ such that $f(x) - cx$ is an integer for every rational number $x$.

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