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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
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Six distinct [[positive]] [[integer]]s are randomly chosen between 1 and 2006, inclusive. What is the [[probability]] that some pair of these integers has a difference that is a multiple of 5?  
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Six distinct positive integers are randomly chosen between <math>1</math> and <math>2006</math>, inclusive. What is the probability that some pair of these integers has a difference that is a multiple of <math>5</math>?  
 
   
 
   
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<math>\mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{1}{2}\qquad\mathrm{(B) \ } \frac{3}{5}\qquad\mathrm{(C) \ } \frac{2}{3}\qquad\mathrm{(D) \ } \frac{4}{5}\qquad\mathrm{(E) \ } 1\qquad</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A) } \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B) } \frac{3}{5}\qquad\textbf{(C) } \frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(D) } \frac{4}{5}\qquad\textbf{(E) } 1\qquad</math>
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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
 
For two numbers to have a difference that is a multiple of 5, the numbers must be congruent <math>\bmod{5}</math> (their [[remainder]]s after division by 5 must be the same).
 
For two numbers to have a difference that is a multiple of 5, the numbers must be congruent <math>\bmod{5}</math> (their [[remainder]]s after division by 5 must be the same).

Revision as of 08:12, 19 December 2021

Problem

Six distinct positive integers are randomly chosen between $1$ and $2006$, inclusive. What is the probability that some pair of these integers has a difference that is a multiple of $5$?

$\textbf{(A) } \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B) } \frac{3}{5}\qquad\textbf{(C) } \frac{2}{3}\qquad\textbf{(D) } \frac{4}{5}\qquad\textbf{(E) } 1\qquad$

Solution

For two numbers to have a difference that is a multiple of 5, the numbers must be congruent $\bmod{5}$ (their remainders after division by 5 must be the same).

$0, 1, 2, 3, 4$ are the possible values of numbers in $\bmod{5}$. Since there are only 5 possible values in $\bmod{5}$ and we are picking $6$ numbers, by the Pigeonhole Principle, two of the numbers must be congruent $\bmod{5}$.

Therefore the probability that some pair of the 6 integers has a difference that is a multiple of 5 is $1 \Longrightarrow \boxed{\mathrm{E}}$.

See also

2006 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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