2014 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8
Problem
Eleven members of the Middle School Math Club each paid the same amount for a guest speaker to talk about problem solving at their math club meeting. They paid their guest speaker 
. What is the missing digit 
of this 
-digit number?
Solution 1
Since all the eleven members paid the same amount, that means that the total must be divisible by 
. We can do some trial-and-error to get 
, so our answer is 
~SparklyFlowers
Solution 2
We know that a number is divisible by if the odd digits added together minus the even digits added together (or vice versa) is a multiple of . Thus, we have 
= a multiple of . The only multiple that works here is 
, as 
. Thus, 
~fn106068
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/mHWTWk-xt0o ~savannahsolver
See Also
| 2014 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
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