2021 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 5
- The following problem is from both the 2021 AMC 10A #8 and 2021 AMC 12A #5, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Problem
When a student multiplied the number by the repeating decimal where and are digits, he did not notice the notation and just multiplied times . Later he found that his answer is less than the correct answer. What is the -digit number
Solution
It is known that and . Let . We have that . Solving gives that so . ~aop2014
Video Solution by Aaron He
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTGDKBthWsw&t=4m12s
Video Solution(Use of properties of repeating decimals)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS1u-ohUDzQ&list=PLexHyfQ8DMuKqltG3cHT7Di4jhVl6L4YJ&index=6\
~North America Math Contest Go Go Go
Video Solution by Punxsutawney Phil
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MUHja8TpKGw&t=359s
Video Solution by Hawk Math
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5al76DxyHY
Video Solution (Using repeating decimal properties)
~ pi_is_3.14
Video Solution 7
~savannahsolver
Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
https://youtu.be/s6E4E06XhPU?t=360 (AMC 10A)
https://youtu.be/rEWS75W0Q54?t=511 (AMC 12A)
~IceMatrix
See also
2021 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2021 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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