2018 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 21
Problem
How many positive three-digit integers have a remainder of 2 when divided by 6, a remainder of 5 when divided by 9, and a remainder of 7 when divided by 11?
Solution 1
Looking at the values, we notice that , and . This means we are looking for a value that is four less than a multiple of , , and . The least common multiple of these numbers is , so the numbers that fulfill this can be written as , where is a positive integer. This value is only a three digit integer when is or , which gives and respectively. Thus we have values, so our answer is
Solution 2
Let us create the equations: , and we know , it gives us , which is the range of the value of z. Because of , then , so must be a mutiple of 6. Because of , then , so (z+1) must also be mutiples of 9. Hence, the value of (z+1) must be common multiples of and , which means multiples of . So let's say , then , so . Thus the answer is ~LarryFlora
Solution 3
By the Chinese Remainder Theorem, we have that all solutions are in the form where Counting the number of values, we get
~mathboy282
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/CPQpkpnEuIc - Happytwin
https://youtu.be/7an5wU9Q5hk?t=939
See Also
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