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| − | Note from the addition of the last digits that <math>A+B=D\text{ or }D+10</math>. | + | Note from the addition of the last digits that <math>A+B=D\text{ or }A+B=D+10</math>. |
From the addition of the frontmost digits, <math>A+B</math> cannot have a carry, since the answer is still a five-digit number. | From the addition of the frontmost digits, <math>A+B</math> cannot have a carry, since the answer is still a five-digit number. | ||
Therefore <math>A+B=D</math>. | Therefore <math>A+B=D</math>. | ||
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Contents
Problem
In the addition shown below 
, 
, 
, and 
are distinct digits. How many different values are possible for ?
![\[\begin{array}[t]{r} ABBCB \\ + \ BCADA \\ \hline DBDDD \end{array}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/3/a/43a9d725cbf38b81b4523dbd012ce90bbd022cea.png)
Solution
Note from the addition of the last digits that 
.
From the addition of the frontmost digits, 
cannot have a carry, since the answer is still a five-digit number.
Therefore 
.
Using the second or fourth column, this then implies that 
, so that 
and 
.
Note that all of the remaining equalities are now satisfied: 
and 
.
Thus, if we have any 
such that then the addition will be satisfied.
Since the digits must be distinct, the smallest possible value of is 
, and the largest possible value is 
.
Any of these values can be obtained by taking 
.
Thus we have that 
, so the number of possible values is 
Video Solution
~savannahsolver
See Also
| 2014 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 9 |
Followed by Problem 11 | |
| 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 AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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