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| − | What is the sum of the digits of the square of 111,111,111 ? | + | <!-- don't remove the following tag, for PoTW on the Wiki front page--><onlyinclude>What is the sum of the digits of the square of <math>111,111,111</math>?<!-- don't remove the following tag, for PoTW on the Wiki front page--></onlyinclude> |
<math>\mathrm{(A)}\ 18\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 27\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 45\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 63\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 81</math> | <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ 18\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 27\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 45\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 63\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 81</math> | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 27 March 2015
Problem
What is the sum of the digits of the square of 
?
Solution
Using the standard multiplication algorithm, 
whose digit sum is 
See also
| 2009 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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