2012 AIME I Problems/Problem 1
Problem 1
Find the number of positive integers with three not necessarily distinct digits, 
, with 
and 
such that both and 
are multiples of 
.
Solution
A positive integer is divisible by if and only if its last two digits are divisible by 
For any value of 
, there are two possible values for 
and 
, since we find that if is even, and must be either or 
, and if is odd, and must be either 
or 
. There are thus 
ways to choose and for each 
and 
ways to choose since can be any digit. The final answer is then 
.
See also
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