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Problem
If 
and 
are digits for which
$\begin{tabular}{ccc}& 2 & a\\ \times & b & 3\\ \hline & 6 & 9\\ 9 & 2\\ \hline 9 & 8 & 9\end{tabular}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
then 
Solution
From the units digit calculation, we see that the units digit of 
is 
. Since 
and 
is an integer, the only value of that works is is 
. As a double-check, that does work, since 
, which is the first line of the multiplication.
The second line of the multiplication can be found by doing the multiplication 
. Dividing both sides by 
gives 
.
Thus, 
, and the answer is 
.
See Also
| 1997 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 2 | |
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| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
