2006 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 11
Problem
What is the tens digit in the sum 
Solution
Since 
is divisible by 
, any factorial greater than is also divisible by . The last two digits of all factorials greater than are 
, so the last two digits of 
is .
(*)
So all that is needed is the tens digit of the sum 
So the tens digit is 
(*) A slightly faster method would have to take the 
residue of 
Since 
we can rewrite the sum as ![\[5040 + 8\cdot 5040 + 72\cdot 5040 \equiv 40 + 8\cdot 40 + 72\cdot 40 = 40 + 320 + 2880 \equiv 40 \pmod{100}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/d/e/1de56c07aa4efc6f508d9d71c952d4b824f74e02.png)
Since the last two digits of the sum is 
, the tens digit is 
See Also
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