2021 AIME II Problems/Problem 3
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Problem
Find the number of permutations of numbers such that the sum of five products
Solution 1
Since is one of the numbers, a product with a in it is automatically divisible by , so WLOG , we will multiply by afterward since any of would be , after some cancelation we see that now all we need to find is the number of ways that is divisible by , since is never divisible by , now we just need to find the number of ways is divisible by , after some calculation you will see that there are ways to choose and in this way. So the desired answer is .
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Solution 2
The expression has cyclic symmetry. Without the loss of generality, let It follows that are in some order. In modulo they are in some order.
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