2002 AMC 12P Problems/Problem 7
- The following problem is from both the 2002 AMC 12P #7 and 2002 AMC 10P #20, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
How many three-digit numbers have at least one and at least one ?
Solution
We can do this problem with some simple case work.
Case 1: The hundreds place is not or This means that the tens place and ones place must be and respectively or and respectively. This case covers and so it gives us cases.
Case 2: The hundreds place is This means that must be in the tens place or ones place. Starting with cases in which the tens place is not , we get and With cases in which the tens place is , we have , or more cases. This gives us cases.
Case 3: The hundreds place is This case is almost identical to the second case, just swap the s with s and s with s in the reasoning and its the same, giving us an additional cases.
Adding up all of these cases gives cases, or
See also
2002 AMC 10P (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 19 |
Followed by Problem 21 | |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2002 AMC 12P (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 |
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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