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Note that the only positive 2-digit palindromes are multiples of 11, namely <math>11, 22, \ldots, 99</math>. Since <math>N</math> is the sum of 2-digit palindromes, <math>N</math> is necessarily a multiple of 11. The smallest 3-digit multiple of 11 which is not a palindrome is 110, so <math>N=110</math> is a candidate solution. We must check that 110 can be written as the sum of three distinct 2-digit palindromes; this suffices as <math>110=77+22+11</math>. Then <math>N = 110</math>, and the sum of the digits of <math>N</math> is <math>1+1+0 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }2}</math>. | Note that the only positive 2-digit palindromes are multiples of 11, namely <math>11, 22, \ldots, 99</math>. Since <math>N</math> is the sum of 2-digit palindromes, <math>N</math> is necessarily a multiple of 11. The smallest 3-digit multiple of 11 which is not a palindrome is 110, so <math>N=110</math> is a candidate solution. We must check that 110 can be written as the sum of three distinct 2-digit palindromes; this suffices as <math>110=77+22+11</math>. Then <math>N = 110</math>, and the sum of the digits of <math>N</math> is <math>1+1+0 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }2}</math>. | ||
| − | Another set of 2-digit numbers is <math>110 = 11+ | + | Another set of 2-digit numbers is <math>110 = 11+33+66</math> |
==Video Solution== | ==Video Solution== | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 14 April 2021
Problem 13
A palindrome is a number that has the same value when read from left to right or from right to left. (For example, 12321 is a palindrome.) Let 
be the least three-digit integer which is not a palindrome but which is the sum of three distinct two-digit palindromes. What is the sum of the digits of ?
Solution 1
Note that the only positive 2-digit palindromes are multiples of 11, namely 
. Since is the sum of 2-digit palindromes, is necessarily a multiple of 11. The smallest 3-digit multiple of 11 which is not a palindrome is 110, so 
is a candidate solution. We must check that 110 can be written as the sum of three distinct 2-digit palindromes; this suffices as 
. Then 
, and the sum of the digits of is 
.
Another set of 2-digit numbers is 
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOnNFeZs7S8
See also
| 2019 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 12 |
Followed by Problem 14 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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