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<cmath>1234, 1357, 2345, 2468, 3456, 3579, 4567, 5678, 6789.</cmath> | <cmath>1234, 1357, 2345, 2468, 3456, 3579, 4567, 5678, 6789.</cmath> | ||
Adding the two cases together, we find the answer to be <math>8+9=</math> <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D) }17}</math>. | Adding the two cases together, we find the answer to be <math>8+9=</math> <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D) }17}</math>. | ||
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+ | ==Solution 2== | ||
+ | Looking at the answer options, all the numbers are pretty small so it is easy to make a list. | ||
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+ | <math>12|23|34 \rightarrow 1234</math> | ||
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+ | <math>13|35|57 \rightarrow 1357</math> | ||
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+ | <math>14|48|82 \rightarrow 1482</math> | ||
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+ | <math>23|34|45 \rightarrow 2345</math> | ||
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+ | <math>24|46|68 \rightarrow 2468</math> | ||
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+ | <math>24|47|70 \rightarrow 2470</math> | ||
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+ | <math>25|59|93 \rightarrow 2593</math> | ||
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+ | <math>34|45|56 \rightarrow 3456</math> | ||
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+ | <math>35|57|79 \rightarrow 3579</math> | ||
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+ | <math>35|58|81 \rightarrow 3581</math> | ||
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+ | <math>45|56|67 \rightarrow 4567</math> | ||
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+ | <math>46|69|92 \rightarrow 4692</math> | ||
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+ | <math>56|67|78 \rightarrow 5678</math> | ||
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+ | <math>56|68|80 \rightarrow 5680</math> | ||
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+ | <math>67|78|89 \rightarrow 6789</math> | ||
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+ | <math>67|79|91 \rightarrow 6791</math> | ||
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+ | <math>88|89|90 \rightarrow 8890</math> | ||
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+ | Counting all the cases we get our answer of <math>17</math> which is <math>\boxed{D}</math> | ||
+ | -srisainandan6 | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AMC10 box|year=2016|ab=B|num-b=23|num-a=25}} | {{AMC10 box|year=2016|ab=B|num-b=23|num-a=25}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} |
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[hide]Problem
How many four-digit integers , with , have the property that the three two-digit integers form an increasing arithmetic sequence? One such number is , where , , , and .
Solution
The numbers are and . Note that only can be zero, the numbers , , and cannot start with a zero, and .
To form the sequence, we need . This can be rearranged as . Notice that since the left-hand side is a multiple of , the right-hand side can only be or . (A value of would contradict .) Therefore we have two cases: and .
Case 1
If , then , so . This gives . If , then , so . This gives . If , then , so , giving . There is no solution for . Added together, this gives us answers for Case 1.
Case 2
This means that the digits themselves are in an arithmetic sequence. This gives us answers, Adding the two cases together, we find the answer to be .
Solution 2
Looking at the answer options, all the numbers are pretty small so it is easy to make a list.
Counting all the cases we get our answer of which is -srisainandan6
See Also
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