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| − | We know that a number is divisible by 11 if the odd numbers added together minus the even numbers added together(or vice versa) is a multiple of <math>11</math>. So, we have <math>1+2-A</math> = a multiple of <math> | + | We know that a number is divisible by <math>11</math> if the odd numbers added together minus the even numbers added together(or vice versa) is a multiple of <math>11</math>. So, we have <math>1+2-A</math> = a multiple of <math>11</math>. The only multiple that works here is <math>0</math>, as <math>11 \cdot 0 = 0</math>. Thus, <math>A = \textbf{(D) }3</math> |
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Problem
Eleven members of the Middle School Math Club each paid the same amount for a guest speaker to talk about problem solving at their math club meeting. They paid their guest speaker 
. What is the missing digit 
of this 
-digit number?
Solution 1
Since all the eleven members paid the same amount, that means that the total must be divisible by 
. We can do some trial-and-error to get 
, so our answer is 
.
~SparklyFlowers
Solution 2
We know that a number is divisible by if the odd numbers added together minus the even numbers added together(or vice versa) is a multiple of . So, we have 
= a multiple of . The only multiple that works here is 
, as 
. Thus, 
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See Also
| 2014 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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