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<math>\textbf{(A) } 12 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 16 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 18 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 20 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 25</math>
 
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For the average, <math>b,</math> to be an integer, <math>a</math> and <math>c</math> have to either both be odd or both be even.
 
There are <math>\frac{5 \times 4}{2 \times 1} = 10</math> ways to choose a set of two even numbers and <math>\frac{5 \times 4}{2 \times 1} = 10</math> ways to choose a set of two odd numbers.
 
 
 
Therefore, the number of five-digit numbers that satisfy these properties is <math>10+10=\boxed{\textbf{(D) }20}</math>
 
  
 
==Solution 2==
 
==Solution 2==

Revision as of 11:21, 5 November 2023

Problem 8

On the trip home from the meeting where this AMC10 was constructed, the Contest Chair noted that his airport parking receipt had digits of the form $bbcac,$ where $0 \le a < b < c \le 9,$ and $b$ was the average of $a$ and $c.$ How many different five-digit numbers satisfy all these properties?

$\textbf{(A) } 12 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 16 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 18 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 20 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 25$

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Solution 2

Case $1$: The numbers are separated by $1$.

We this case with $a=0, b=1,$ and $c=2$. Following this logic, the last set we can get is $a=7, b=8,$ and $c=9$. We have $8$ sets of numbers in this case.


Case $2$: The numbers are separated by $2$.

This case starts with $a=0, b=2,$ and $c=2$. It ends with $a=5, b=7,$ and $c=9$. There are $6$ sets of numbers in this case.


Case $3$: The numbers start with $a=0, b=3,$ and $c=6$. It ends with $a=3, b=6,$ and $c=9$. This case has $4$ sets of numbers.

It's pretty clear that there's a pattern: $8$ sets, $6$ sets, $4$ sets. The amount of sets per case decreases by $2$, so it's obvious Case $4$ has $2$ sets. The total amount of possible five-digit numbers is $8+6+4+2=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 20}$.

See Also

2007 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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