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Let <math>N=\overline{cab}=100c+10a+b.</math> We know that <math>\overline{bac}</math> is divisible by <math>5</math>, so <math>c</math> is either <math>0</math> or <math>5</math>. However, since <math>c</math> is the first digit of the three-digit number <math>N</math>, it can not be <math>0</math>, so therefore, <math>c=5</math>. Thus, <math>N=\overline{5ab}=500+10a+b.</math> There are no further restrictions on digits <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> aside from <math>N</math> being divisible by <math>7</math>. | Let <math>N=\overline{cab}=100c+10a+b.</math> We know that <math>\overline{bac}</math> is divisible by <math>5</math>, so <math>c</math> is either <math>0</math> or <math>5</math>. However, since <math>c</math> is the first digit of the three-digit number <math>N</math>, it can not be <math>0</math>, so therefore, <math>c=5</math>. Thus, <math>N=\overline{5ab}=500+10a+b.</math> There are no further restrictions on digits <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> aside from <math>N</math> being divisible by <math>7</math>. | ||
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We first proceed as in the above solution, up to <math>N=500+10a+b</math>. | We first proceed as in the above solution, up to <math>N=500+10a+b</math>. |
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Problem
How many three-digit positive integers satisfy the following properties?
- The number
is divisible by
.
- The number formed by reversing the digits of
is divisble by
.
Solution 1
Multiples of always end in
or
and since it is a three-digit number (otherwise it would be a two-digit number), it cannot start with 0. All possibilities have to be in the range from
to
inclusive.
.
.
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Solution 2 (solution 1 but more thorough)
Let We know that
is divisible by
, so
is either
or
. However, since
is the first digit of the three-digit number
, it can not be
, so therefore,
. Thus,
There are no further restrictions on digits
and
aside from
being divisible by
.
The smallest possible is
. The next smallest
is
, then
, and so on, all the way up to
. Thus, our set of possible
is
. Dividing by
for each of the terms will not affect the cardinality of this set, so we do so and get
. We subtract
from each of the terms, again leaving the cardinality unchanged. We end up with
, which has a cardinality of
. Therefore, our answer is
~ Technodoggo
Solution 3 (modular arithmetic)
We first proceed as in the above solution, up to .
We then use modular arithmetic:
We know that . We then look at each possible value of
:
If , then
must be
.
If , then
must be
or
.
If , then
must be
.
If , then
must be
or
.
If , then
must be
.
If , then
must be
.
If , then
must be
or
.
If , then
must be
.
If , then
must be
or
.
If , then
must be
.
Each of these cases are unique, so there are a total of
~ Technodoggo
See Also
2023 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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