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| + | Note that <math>8 \cdot \underbrace{888...8}_{k \text{ digits}}=7\underbrace{111...1}_{k-2 \text{ ones}}04</math>, which has a digit sum of <math>7+k-2+0+4=9+k</math>. Since we are given that said number has a digit sum of <math>1000</math>, we have <math>9+k=1000 \Rightarrow k=\boxed{\textbf{(D) }991}</math> | ||
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Revision as of 17:50, 7 February 2014
Problem
The product 
, where the second factor has 
digits, is an integer whose digits have a sum of 
. What is ?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 901\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 911\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 919\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 991\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 999$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution
Note that 
, which has a digit sum of 
. Since we are given that said number has a digit sum of , we have 
See Also
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