2022 AMC 10A Problem 17
Problem 17 of 25IntermediateNumber Theory
How many three-digit positive integers are there whose nonzero digits and satisfy (The bar indicates digit repetition, thus is the infinite repeating decimal )
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Solution
The repeating decimals satisfy
Substitution and multiplication by give or
For each checking the nonzero digits in this linear equation gives Thus there are integers.
Thus, D is the correct solution.