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Problem 11
A palindrome between 
and 
is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is divisible by 
?
Solution
View the palindrome as some number with form (decimal representation):
. But because the number is a palindrome, 
. Recombining this yields 
. 1001 is divisible by 7, which means that as long as 
, the palindrome will be divisible by 7. This yields 9 palindromes out of 90 (
) possibilities for palindromes. However, if 
, then this gives another case in which the palindrome is divisible by 7. This adds another 9 palindromes to the list, bringing our total to 
See also
| 2010 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 10 |
Followed by Problem 12 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
