2014 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 21
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Problem 21
The -digit numbers
and
are each multiples of
. Which of the following could be the value of
?
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Solution 1
The number is congruent to sum of a number's digits
is congruent to the number
.
must be congruent to 0, since it is divisible by 3. Therefore,
is also congruent to 0.
, so
. As we know,
, so
, and therefore
. We can substitute 2 for
, so
, and therefore
. This means that C can be 1, 4, or 7, but the only one of those that is an answer choice is
.
Solution 2
Since both numbers are divisible by 3, the sum of their digits has to be divisible by three. . To be a multiple of
,
has to be either
or
or
... and so on. We add up the numerical digits in the second number;
. We then add two of the selected values,
to
, to get
. We then see that C =
or
... and so on, otherwise the number will not be divisible by three. We then add
to
, to get
, which shows us that C =
or
or
... and so on. To be a multiple of three, we select a few of the common numbers we got from both these equations, which could be
and
. However, in the answer choices, there is no
or
or anything greater than
, but there is a
, so
is our answer.
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