2008 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 22
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For how many positive integer values of are both and three-digit whole numbers?
Solution 1
Instead of finding n, we find . We want and to be three-digit whole numbers. The smallest three-digit whole number is , so that is our minimum value for , since if , then . The largest three-digit whole number divisible by is , so our maximum value for is . There are whole numbers in the closed set , so the answer is .
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Solution 2
We can set the following inequalities up to satisfy the conditions given by the question, , and . Once we simplify these and combine the restrictions, we get the inequality, . Now we have to find all multiples of 3 in this range for to be an integer. We can compute this by setting , where . Substituting for in the previous inequality, we get, , and there are integers in this range giving us the answer, .
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Solution 3
So we know the largest digit number is and the lowest is . This means but . So we have the set for . Now we have to find the multiples of suitable for , or else will be a decimal. Only numbers are counted. We can divide by to make the difference again, getting . Due to it being inclusive, we have
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