1994 AJHSME Problems/Problem 8
Problem
For how many three-digit whole numbers does the sum of the digits equal ?
Solution
Because , it follows that one of the digits must be a
. The other two digits them have a sum of
. The groups of digits that produce a sum of
are
and can be arranged as follows
The number of configurations is .
See Also
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