2024 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 1
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Problem 1
What is the ones digit of
Solution 1
− We can rewrite the expression as
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We note that the units digit of the addition is because all the units digits of the five numbers are and , which has a units digit of .
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Now, we have something with a units digit of subtracted from . The units digit of this expression is obviously , and we get as our answer.
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Solution 2
222,222-22,222 = 200,000 200,000 - 2,222 = 197778 197778 - 222 = 197556 197556 - 22 = 197534 197534 - 2 = 1957532
So our answer is .
Solution 3
We only care about the unit's digits.
Thus, ends in , ends in , ends in , ends in , and ends in .
Solution 4
We just take the units digit of each and subtract, or you can do it this way by adding an extra ten to the first number (so we don't get a negative number): Thus, we get the answer
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