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2023 AMC 10A Problem 12

Problem 12 of 25IntermediateNumber TheoryCounting & Probability

How many three-digit positive integers NN satisfy the following properties? • The number NN is divisible by 7.7. • The number formed by reversing the digits of NN is divisible by 5.5.

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When we reverse N,N, its last digit is the first digit of N.N. For the reversal to be divisible by 5,5, that digit is 00 or 5.5. A three-digit number can’t start with 0,0, so NN starts with 5,5, meaning 500N599500 \le N \le 599 (and the reversal ends in 5,5, always fine). Now just count multiples of 77 here: from 772=5047 \cdot 72 = 504 to 785=595,7 \cdot 85 = 595, that’s 1414 numbers. Therefore, the answer is B.

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Concepts: divisibility · digits · counting integers in a range

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