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==Solution 1==
 
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Observe that <math>2019_{10} = 5613_7</math>. To maximize the sum of the digits, we want as many <math>6</math>s as possible (since <math>6</math> is the highest value in base <math>7</math>), and this will occur with either of the numbers <math>4666_7</math> or <math>5566_7</math>. Thus, the answer is <math>4+6+6+6 = \boxed{\textbf{(C) }22}</math>.
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Observe that <math>2019_{10} = 5613_7</math>. To maximize the sum of the digits, we want as many <math>6</math>s as possible (since <math>6</math> is the highest value in base <math>7</math>), and this will occur with either of the numbers <math>4666_7</math> or <math>5566_7</math>. Thus, the answer is <math>4+6+6+6 = 5+5+6+6 = \boxed{\textbf{(C) }22}</math>.
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==Solution 2==
 
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Note that all base <math>7</math> numbers with <math>5</math> or more digits are in fact greater than <math>2019</math>. Since the first answer that is possible using a <math>4</math> digit number is <math>23</math>, we start with the smallest base <math>7</math> number that whose digits sum to <math>23</math>, namely <math>5666_7</math>. But this is greater than <math>2019_10</math>, so we continue by trying <math>4666_7</math>, which is less than 2019. So the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) }22}</math>.
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Note that all base <math>7</math> numbers with <math>5</math> or more digits are in fact greater than <math>2019</math>. Since the first answer that is possible using a <math>4</math> digit number is <math>23</math>, we start with the smallest base <math>7</math> number that whose digits sum to <math>23</math>, namely <math>5666_7</math>. But this is greater than <math>2019_{10}</math>, so we continue by trying <math>4666_7</math>, which is less than 2019. So the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) }22}</math>.
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==Solution 3==
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Again note that you want to maximize the number of <math>6</math>s to get the maximum sum.  Note that <math>666_7=342_{10}</math>, so you have room to add a thousands digit base <math>7</math>.  Fix the <math>666</math> in place and try different thousands digits, to get <math>4666_7</math> as the number with the maximum sum of digits.  The answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)} 22}</math>.
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/jaNRwYiLbxE
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/mXvetCMMzpU
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 09:27, 24 June 2023

Problem

What is the greatest possible sum of the digits in the base-seven representation of a positive integer less than $2019$?

$\textbf{(A) } 11 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 14 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 22 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 23 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 27$

Solution 1

Observe that $2019_{10} = 5613_7$. To maximize the sum of the digits, we want as many $6$s as possible (since $6$ is the highest value in base $7$), and this will occur with either of the numbers $4666_7$ or $5566_7$. Thus, the answer is $4+6+6+6 = 5+5+6+6 = \boxed{\textbf{(C) }22}$.

~IronicNinja went through this test 100 times

Solution 2

Note that all base $7$ numbers with $5$ or more digits are in fact greater than $2019$. Since the first answer that is possible using a $4$ digit number is $23$, we start with the smallest base $7$ number that whose digits sum to $23$, namely $5666_7$. But this is greater than $2019_{10}$, so we continue by trying $4666_7$, which is less than 2019. So the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(C) }22}$.

LaTeX code fix by EthanYL

Solution 3

Again note that you want to maximize the number of $6$s to get the maximum sum. Note that $666_7=342_{10}$, so you have room to add a thousands digit base $7$. Fix the $666$ in place and try different thousands digits, to get $4666_7$ as the number with the maximum sum of digits. The answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(C)} 22}$.

~mwu2010

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/jaNRwYiLbxE

~Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/mXvetCMMzpU

See Also

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