1987 AJHSME Problems/Problem 8
Problem
If and are nonzero digits, then the number of digits (not necessarily different) in the sum of the three whole numbers is
Solution
The minimum possible value of this sum is when , which is
The largest possible value of the sum is when , making the sum
Since all the possible sums are between and , they must have digits.
See Also
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