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A number is divisible by four if its last two digits are divisible by 4. Thus, we require that <math> 10b + a </math> and <math> 10b + c</math> are both divisible by <math> 4 </math>. If <math> b </math> is odd, then <math> a </math> and <math> c </math> must both be <math> 2 \pmod 4 </math> meaning that <math> a </math> and <math> c </math> are <math> 2 </math> or <math> 6 </math>. If <math> b </math> is even, then <math> a </math> and <math> c </math> must be <math> 0 \pmod 4 </math> meaning that <math> a </math> and <math> c </math> are <math> 4 </math> or <math> 8 </math>. For each choice of <math> b </math> there are <math> 2 </math> choices for <math> a </math> and <math> 2 </math> for <math> c </math> for a total of <math> 10 \cdot 2 \cdot 2 = \boxed{040} </math> numbers. | A number is divisible by four if its last two digits are divisible by 4. Thus, we require that <math> 10b + a </math> and <math> 10b + c</math> are both divisible by <math> 4 </math>. If <math> b </math> is odd, then <math> a </math> and <math> c </math> must both be <math> 2 \pmod 4 </math> meaning that <math> a </math> and <math> c </math> are <math> 2 </math> or <math> 6 </math>. If <math> b </math> is even, then <math> a </math> and <math> c </math> must be <math> 0 \pmod 4 </math> meaning that <math> a </math> and <math> c </math> are <math> 4 </math> or <math> 8 </math>. For each choice of <math> b </math> there are <math> 2 </math> choices for <math> a </math> and <math> 2 </math> for <math> c </math> for a total of <math> 10 \cdot 2 \cdot 2 = \boxed{040} </math> numbers. | ||
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+ | === Video Solution by Richard Rusczyk === | ||
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+ | https://artofproblemsolving.com/videos/amc/2012aimei/289 | ||
== See also == | == See also == |
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Contents
Problem 1
Find the number of positive integers with three not necessarily distinct digits, , with
and
such that both
and
are multiples of
.
Solutions
Solution 1
A positive integer is divisible by if and only if its last two digits are divisible by
For any value of
, there are two possible values for
and
, since we find that if
is even,
and
must be either
or
, and if
is odd,
and
must be either
or
. There are thus
ways to choose
and
for each
and
ways to choose
since
can be any digit. The final answer is then
.
Solution 2
A number is divisible by four if its last two digits are divisible by 4. Thus, we require that and
are both divisible by
. If
is odd, then
and
must both be
meaning that
and
are
or
. If
is even, then
and
must be
meaning that
and
are
or
. For each choice of
there are
choices for
and
for
for a total of
numbers.
Video Solution by Richard Rusczyk
https://artofproblemsolving.com/videos/amc/2012aimei/289
See also
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