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Each case has <math>\lfloor\frac{100}{7}\rfloor=14</math> sets. Therefore, the answer is <math>14\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 42}.</math>
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Each case has <math>\left\lfloor\frac{100}{7}\right\rfloor=14</math> sets. Therefore, the answer is <math>14\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 42}.</math>
  
 
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Revision as of 16:08, 17 November 2022

The following problem is from both the 2022 AMC 10B #8 and 2022 AMC 12B #6, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Consider the following $100$ sets of $10$ elements each: \begin{align*} &\{1,2,3,\ldots,10\}, \\ &\{11,12,13,\ldots,20\},\\ &\{21,22,23,\ldots,30\},\\ &\vdots\\ &\{991,992,993,\ldots,1000\}. \end{align*}

How many of these sets contain exactly two multiples of $7$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 40\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 43\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 49\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 50$

Solution

We apply casework to this problem:

  1. The multiples of $7$ are $1\pmod{10}$ and $8\pmod{10}.$
  2. The multiples of $7$ are $2\pmod{10}$ and $9\pmod{10}.$
  3. The multiples of $7$ are $3\pmod{10}$ and $0\pmod{10}.$

Each case has $\left\lfloor\frac{100}{7}\right\rfloor=14$ sets. Therefore, the answer is $14\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 42}.$

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See Also

2022 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 7
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Problem 9
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