2002 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 10
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Problem
How many different integers can be expressed as the sum of three distinct members of the set 
?
Solution 1
Subtracting 10 from each number in the set, and dividing the results by 3, we obtain the set 
. It is easy to see that we can get any integer between 
and 
inclusive as the sum of three elements from this set, for the total of 
integers.
Solution 2
The set is an arithmetic sequence of numbers each 
more than a multiple of 
. Thus the sum of any three numbers will be a multiple of . All the multiples of from 
to 
are possible, totaling to integers.
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See also
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