2006 AIME A Problems/Problem 2

Problem

Let set $\mathcal{A}$ be a 90-element subset of $\{1,2,3,\ldots,100\},$ and let $S$ be the sum of the elements of $\mathcal{A}.$ Find the number of possible values of $S.$

Solution

The smallest $S$ is $1+2+ \ldots +90 = 91 \cdot 45 = 4095$ . The largest $S$ is $11+12+ \ldots +100=111\cdot 45=4995$ . All numbers between $4095$ and $4995$ are possible values of S, so the number of possible values of S is $4995-4095+1=901$ .

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2006 AIME A Problems/Problem 2

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