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The following problem is from both the 2010 AMC 12A #6 and 2010 AMC 10A #9, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

A $\text{palindrome}$ , such as 83438, is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed. The numbers $x$ and $x+32$ are three-digit and four-digit palindromes, respectively. What is the sum of the digits of $x$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 21 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 22 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 23 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 24$

Solution

Solution 1

$x$ is at most $999$ , so $x+32$ is at most $1031$ . The minimum value of $x+32$ is $1000$ . However, the only palindrome between $1000$ and $1032$ is $1001$ , which means that $x+32$ must be $1001$ .

It follows that $x$ is $969$ , so the sum of the digits is $\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 24}$ .

Solution 2

For $x+32$ to be a four-digit number, $x$ is in between $968$ and $999$ . The palindromes in this range are $969$ , $979$ , $989$ , and $999$ , so the sum of digits of $x$ can be $24$ , $25$ , $26$ , or $27$ . Only $\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 24}$ is an option, and upon checking, $x+32=1001$ is indeed a palindrome.

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 == Problem ==
 A <math>\text{palindrome}</math>, such as 83438, is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed. The numbers <math>x</math> and <math>x+32</math> are three-digit and four-digit palindromes, respectively. What is the sum of the digits of <math>x</math>?

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