2002 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 10
Problem
How many different integers can be expressed as the sum of three distinct members of the set ?
Solution
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.
See also
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