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AMC 12 Mock Exam 1 Problem 4

Problem 4 of 25

What is the units digit of 32026+720263^{2026}+7^{2026}?

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The units digits of 31,32,33,34,…3^1,3^2,3^3,3^4,\dots are 3,9,7,1,…3,9,7,1,\dots and repeat with period 44; likewise for 71,72,…7^1,7^2,\dots they are 7,9,3,1,…7,9,3,1,\dots. Since 2026≡2(mod4)2026\equiv 2\pmod 4, the units digit of each of 320263^{2026} and 720267^{2026} is 99. The sum ends in the units digit of 9+9=189+9=18, namely 8\boxed{8}.

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