2014 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8

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Problem

Eleven members of the Middle School Math Club each paid the same amount for a guest speaker to talk about problem solving at their math club meeting. They paid their guest speaker $\textdollar\underline{1} \underline{A} \underline{2}$. What is the missing digit $A$ of this $3$-digit number?

$\textbf{(A) }0\qquad\textbf{(B) }1\qquad\textbf{(C) }2\qquad\textbf{(D) }3\qquad \textbf{(E) }4$

Solution

Since all the eleven members paid the same amount, that means that the total must be divisible by $11$. We can do some trial-and-error to get $A=3$, so our answer is $\textbf{(D) }3$. ~SparklyFlowers

See Also

2014 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 7
Followed by
Problem 9
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