1998 CEMC Gauss (Grade 7) Problems/Problem 2
Problem
The number is tripled. The ones digit (units digit) in the resulting number is
Solution 1
Multiply: The units digit is the rightmost digit, which is 1.
The answer is
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Solution 2
The units digit of a product only depends on the units digits of the numbers being multiplied, which reduces the problem down to , meaning that the units digit is 1 and the answer is .