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Problem 7
The digit-sum of is . How many 3-digit whole numbers, whose digit-sum is , are even?
Solution
The hightest digit sum for three-digit numbers is . Therefore, the only possible digit combination is . Of course, of the three possible numbers, only works. Thus, the answer is .