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Instead of finding n, we find <math>x=\frac{n}{3}</math>. We want <math>x</math> and <math>9x</math> to be three-digit whole numbers. The smallest three-digit whole number is <math>100</math>, so that is our minimum value for <math>x</math>, since if <math>x \in \mathbb{Z^+}</math>, then <math>9x \in \mathbb{Z^+}</math>. The largest three-digit whole number divisible by <math>9</math> is <math>999</math>, so our maximum value for <math>x</math> is <math>\frac{999}{9}=111</math>. There are <math>12</math> whole numbers in the closed set <math>\left[100,111\right]</math> , so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 12}</math>. | Instead of finding n, we find <math>x=\frac{n}{3}</math>. We want <math>x</math> and <math>9x</math> to be three-digit whole numbers. The smallest three-digit whole number is <math>100</math>, so that is our minimum value for <math>x</math>, since if <math>x \in \mathbb{Z^+}</math>, then <math>9x \in \mathbb{Z^+}</math>. The largest three-digit whole number divisible by <math>9</math> is <math>999</math>, so our maximum value for <math>x</math> is <math>\frac{999}{9}=111</math>. There are <math>12</math> whole numbers in the closed set <math>\left[100,111\right]</math> , so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 12}</math>. | ||
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We can set the following inequalities up to satisfy the conditions given by the question, | We can set the following inequalities up to satisfy the conditions given by the question, | ||
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[hide]Problem
For how many positive integer values of are both and three-digit whole numbers?
Solution 1
Instead of finding n, we find . We want and to be three-digit whole numbers. The smallest three-digit whole number is , so that is our minimum value for , since if , then . The largest three-digit whole number divisible by is , so our maximum value for is . There are whole numbers in the closed set , so the answer is .
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Solution 2
We can set the following inequalities up to satisfy the conditions given by the question, , and . Once we simplify these and combine the restrictions, we get the inequality, . Now we have to find all multiples of 3 in this range for to be an integer. We can compute this by setting , where . Substituting for in the previous inequality, we get, , and there are integers in this range giving us the answer, .
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Video Solution
https://youtu.be/rQUwNC0gqdg?t=230
See Also
2008 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 23 | |
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