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| − | By symmetry, the average over all <math>720=(10)(9)(8)</math> numbers is <math>\frac{1}{2}</math>. Then, their sum is <math>\frac{1}{2}720=\boxed{360}</math>. | + | By symmetry, the average over all <math>720=(10)(9)(8)</math> numbers is <math>\frac{1}{2}</math>. Then, their sum is <math>\frac{1}{2}(720)=\boxed{360}</math>. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 6 June 2022
Problem
Let 
be the set of real numbers that can be represented as repeating decimals of the form 
where 
are distinct digits. Find the sum of the elements of 
Solution 1
Numbers of the form can be written as 
. There are 
such numbers. Each digit will appear in each place value 
times, and the sum of the digits, 0 through 9, is 45. So the sum of all the numbers is 
.
Solution 2
Alternatively, for every number, , there will be exactly one other number, such that when they are added together, the sum is 
, or, more precisely, 1. As an example, 
.
Thus, the solution can be determined by dividing the total number of permutations by 2. The answer is 
.
Another method, albeit a little risky, that can be used is to note that the numbers between 1 and 999 with distinct digits average out to 
. Then the total sum becomes 
which reduces to 
Solution 3
By symmetry, the average over all 
numbers is 
. Then, their sum is 
.
See also
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