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Between any two powers of 5 there are either 2 or 3 powers of 2 (because <math>2^2<5^1<2^3</math>). Consider the intervals <math>(5^0,5^1),(5^1,5^2),\dots (5^{866},5^{867})</math>. We want the number of intervals with 3 powers of 2.
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From the given that <math>2^{2013}<5^{867}<2^{2014}</math>, we know that these 867 intervals together have 2013 powers of 2. Let <math>x</math> of them have 2 powers of 2 and <math>y</math> of them have 3 powers of 2. Thus we have the system
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<cmath>x+y&=867</cmath><cmath>2x+3y&=2013</cmath>
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from which we get <math>y=279</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)}}</math>.
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(Solution by superpi83)
  
 
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Revision as of 19:51, 7 February 2014

The following problem is from both the 2014 AMC 12A #22 and 2014 AMC 10A #25, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

The number $5^{867}$ is between $2^{2013}$ and $2^{2014}$. How many pairs of integers $(m,n)$ are there such that $1\leq m\leq 2012$ and \[5^n<2^m<2^{m+2}<5^{n+1}?\] $\textbf{(A) }278\qquad \textbf{(B) }279\qquad \textbf{(C) }280\qquad \textbf{(D) }281\qquad \textbf{(E) }282\qquad$

Solution

Between any two powers of 5 there are either 2 or 3 powers of 2 (because $2^2<5^1<2^3$). Consider the intervals $(5^0,5^1),(5^1,5^2),\dots (5^{866},5^{867})$. We want the number of intervals with 3 powers of 2.

From the given that $2^{2013}<5^{867}<2^{2014}$, we know that these 867 intervals together have 2013 powers of 2. Let $x$ of them have 2 powers of 2 and $y$ of them have 3 powers of 2. Thus we have the system 

\[x+y&=867\] (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
\[2x+3y&=2013\] (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

from which we get $y=279$, so the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(B)}}$.

(Solution by superpi83)

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