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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1239\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1265</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1239\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1265</math> | ||
− | ==Solution== | + | ==Solution 1== |
− | Note that <math>n\equiv S(n)\bmod 9</math>, so <math>S(n+1)-S(n)\equiv n+1-n = 1\bmod 9</math>. So, since <math>S(n)=1274\equiv 5\bmod 9</math>, we have that <math>S(n+1)\equiv 6\bmod 9</math>. The only one of the answer choices <math>\equiv | + | Note that <math>n\equiv S(n)\bmod 9</math>, so <math>S(n+1)-S(n)\equiv n+1-n = 1\bmod 9</math>. So, since <math>S(n)=1274\equiv 5\bmod 9</math>, we have that <math>S(n+1)\equiv 6\bmod 9</math>. The only one of the answer choices <math>\equiv 6\bmod 9</math> is <math>\boxed{(D)=\ 1239}</math>. |
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+ | ==Solution 2== | ||
+ | One possible value of <math>S(n)</math> would be <math>1275</math>, but this is not any of the choices. Therefore, we know that <math>n</math> ends in <math>9</math>, and after adding <math>1</math>, the last digit <math>9</math> carries over, turning the last digit into <math>0</math>. If the next digit is also a <math>9</math>, this process repeats until we get to a non-<math>9</math> digit. By the end, the sum of digits would decrease by <math>9</math> multiplied by the number of carry-overs but increase by <math>1</math> as a result of the final carrying over. Therefore, the result must be <math>9x-1</math> less than original value of <math>S(n)</math>, <math>1274</math>, where <math>x</math> is a positive integer. The only choice that satisfies this condition is <math>\boxed{1239}</math>, since <math>(1274-1239+1) \bmod 9 = 0</math>. The answer is <math>\boxed{D}</math>. | ||
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+ | ==Solution 3== | ||
+ | Another way to solve this is to realize that if you continuously add the digits of the number <math>1274 (1 + 2 + 7 + 4 = 14, 1 + 4 = 5)</math>, we get <math>5</math>. Adding one to that, we get <math>6</math>. So, if we assess each option to see which one attains <math>6</math>, we would discover that <math>1239</math> satisfies the requirement, because <math>1 + 2 + 3 + 9 = 15</math>. <math>1 + 5 = 6</math>. The answer is <math>\boxed{D}</math>. | ||
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+ | ==Solution 4(Similar to Solution 1)== | ||
+ | Note that a lot of numbers can have a sum of <math>1274</math>, but what we use wishful thinking and want is some simple number <math>n</math> where it is easy to compute the sum of the digits of <math>n+1</math>. This number would consists of basically all digits <math>9</math>, since when you add <math>1</math> a lot of stuff will cancel out and end up at <math>0</math>(ex: <math>399+1=400</math>). We see that the maximum number of <math>9</math>s that can be in <math>1274</math> is <math>141</math> and we are left with a remainder of <math>5</math>, so <math>n</math> is in the form <math>99...9599...9</math>. If we add <math>1</math> to this number we will get <math>99...9600...0</math> so this the sum of the digits of <math>n+1</math> is congruent to <math>6 \mod 9</math>. The only answer choice that is equivalent to <math>6 \mod 9</math> is <math>1239</math>, so our answer is <math>\boxed{D}</math> -srisainandan6 | ||
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+ | == Video Solution by OmegaLearn== | ||
+ | https://youtu.be/zfChnbMGLVQ?t=3996 | ||
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+ | ~ pi_is_3.14 | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
+ | {{AMC10 box|year=2017|ab=A|num-b=19|num-a=21}} | ||
{{AMC12 box|year=2017|ab=A|num-b=17|num-a=19}} | {{AMC12 box|year=2017|ab=A|num-b=17|num-a=19}} | ||
+ | {{MAA Notice}} |
Latest revision as of 04:25, 21 January 2023
Contents
Problem
Let equal the sum of the digits of positive integer
. For example,
. For a particular positive integer
,
. Which of the following could be the value of
?
Solution 1
Note that , so
. So, since
, we have that
. The only one of the answer choices
is
.
Solution 2
One possible value of would be
, but this is not any of the choices. Therefore, we know that
ends in
, and after adding
, the last digit
carries over, turning the last digit into
. If the next digit is also a
, this process repeats until we get to a non-
digit. By the end, the sum of digits would decrease by
multiplied by the number of carry-overs but increase by
as a result of the final carrying over. Therefore, the result must be
less than original value of
,
, where
is a positive integer. The only choice that satisfies this condition is
, since
. The answer is
.
Solution 3
Another way to solve this is to realize that if you continuously add the digits of the number , we get
. Adding one to that, we get
. So, if we assess each option to see which one attains
, we would discover that
satisfies the requirement, because
.
. The answer is
.
Solution 4(Similar to Solution 1)
Note that a lot of numbers can have a sum of , but what we use wishful thinking and want is some simple number
where it is easy to compute the sum of the digits of
. This number would consists of basically all digits
, since when you add
a lot of stuff will cancel out and end up at
(ex:
). We see that the maximum number of
s that can be in
is
and we are left with a remainder of
, so
is in the form
. If we add
to this number we will get
so this the sum of the digits of
is congruent to
. The only answer choice that is equivalent to
is
, so our answer is
-srisainandan6
Video Solution by OmegaLearn
https://youtu.be/zfChnbMGLVQ?t=3996
~ pi_is_3.14
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