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<math>2024=100\cdot20+24</math>. Since <math>100=99+1</math>, <math>2024=(99+1)\cdot20+24=99\cdot20+1\cdot20+24=99\cdot20+44</math>. Therefore a total of <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B) }21}</math> two-digit numbers are needed.
 
<math>2024=100\cdot20+24</math>. Since <math>100=99+1</math>, <math>2024=(99+1)\cdot20+24=99\cdot20+1\cdot20+24=99\cdot20+44</math>. Therefore a total of <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B) }21}</math> two-digit numbers are needed.
  
 
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== Solution 4 ==
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The maximum <math>2</math>-digit number is <math>99</math>, but try <math>100</math>. <math>2024 \div 100</math> is a little more than <math>20</math>, and the remainder is less than <math>100</math>, by intuition, so there's <math>20 +</math> the remainder <math>1 = \boxed{\textbf{(B) }21}</math>.
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/l3VrUsZkv8I
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~MC
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==Video Solution by Central Valley Math Circle==
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https://youtu.be/aZqNhnTB_lQ
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== Video Solution by Math from my desk ==
 
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==Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove==
 
==Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove==
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SQ74nt3ynw
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SQ74nt3ynw
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==Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath==
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For AMC 10: https://youtu.be/uKXSZyrIOeU?t=1084
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For AMC 12: https://youtu.be/zaswZfIEibA?t=900
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==Video Solution by Dr. David==
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https://youtu.be/2onMJh_X2U4
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 19:19, 26 May 2025

The following problem is from both the 2024 AMC 10A #4 and 2024 AMC 12A #3, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

The number $2024$ is written as the sum of not necessarily distinct two-digit numbers. What is the least number of two-digit numbers needed to write this sum?

$\textbf{(A) }20\qquad\textbf{(B) }21\qquad\textbf{(C) }22\qquad\textbf{(D) }23\qquad\textbf{(E) }24$

Solution 1

Since we want the least number of two-digit numbers, we maximize the two-digit numbers by choosing as many $99$s as possible. Since $2024=99\cdot20+44\cdot1,$ we choose twenty $99$s and one $44,$ for a total of $\boxed{\textbf{(B) }21}$ two-digit numbers.

~MRENTHUSIASM

Solution 2

We claim the answer is $21$. This can be achieved by adding twenty $99$'s and a $44$. To prove that the answer cannot be less than or equal to $20$, we note that the maximum value of the sum of $20$ or less two digit numbers is $20 \cdot 99 = 1980$, which is smaller than $2024$, so we are done. Thus, the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(B) }21}$.

~andliu766

Solution 3 (Same as Solution 1 but Using 100=99+1)

$2024=100\cdot20+24$. Since $100=99+1$, $2024=(99+1)\cdot20+24=99\cdot20+1\cdot20+24=99\cdot20+44$. Therefore a total of $\boxed{\textbf{(B) }21}$ two-digit numbers are needed.

~woh123

Solution 4

The maximum $2$-digit number is $99$, but try $100$. $2024 \div 100$ is a little more than $20$, and the remainder is less than $100$, by intuition, so there's $20 +$ the remainder $1 = \boxed{\textbf{(B) }21}$.

~RandomMathGuy500

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/l3VrUsZkv8I ~MC

Video Solution by Central Valley Math Circle

https://youtu.be/aZqNhnTB_lQ

~mr_mathman

Video Solution by Math from my desk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ogWpv56qw

Video Solution (⚡️ 55 sec solve ⚡️)

https://youtu.be/5nsOZQTcyMs

~Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution by Pi Academy

https://youtu.be/GPoTfGAf8bc?si=JYDhLVzfHUbXa3DW

Video Solution by Daily Dose of Math

https://youtu.be/sEk9jQnMzfk

~Thesmartgreekmathdude

Video Solution by FrankTutor

https://youtu.be/g2RxRsxrp2Y

Video Solution 1 by Power Solve

https://youtu.be/j-37jvqzhrg?si=rWQoAYu7QsZP8ty4&t=407

Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SQ74nt3ynw

Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath

For AMC 10: https://youtu.be/uKXSZyrIOeU?t=1084

For AMC 12: https://youtu.be/zaswZfIEibA?t=900

~IceMatrix

Video Solution by Dr. David

https://youtu.be/2onMJh_X2U4

See also

2024 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 3 		Followed by
Problem 5
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2024 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
Preceded by
Problem 2 		Followed by
Problem 4
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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