Difference between revisions of "2006 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 20"
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<math>0, 1, 2, 3, 4 </math> are the possible values of numbers in <math>\bmod{5}</math>. Since there are only 5 possible values in <math>\bmod{5}</math> and we are picking <math>6</math> numbers, by the [[Pigeonhole Principle]], two of the numbers must be congruent <math>\bmod{5}</math>. | <math>0, 1, 2, 3, 4 </math> are the possible values of numbers in <math>\bmod{5}</math>. Since there are only 5 possible values in <math>\bmod{5}</math> and we are picking <math>6</math> numbers, by the [[Pigeonhole Principle]], two of the numbers must be congruent <math>\bmod{5}</math>. | ||
| − | Therefore the probability that some pair of the 6 integers has a difference that is a multiple of 5 is <math>1 \Longrightarrow \mathrm{E}</math>. | + | Therefore the probability that some pair of the 6 integers has a difference that is a multiple of 5 is <math>1 \Longrightarrow \boxed{\mathrm{E}}</math>. |
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Revision as of 15:14, 22 April 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?
Solution
For two numbers to have a difference that is a multiple of 5, the numbers must be congruent 
(their remainders after division by 5 must be the same).
are the possible values of numbers in . Since there are only 5 possible values in and we are picking 
numbers, by the Pigeonhole Principle, two of the numbers must be congruent .
Therefore the probability that some pair of the 6 integers has a difference that is a multiple of 5 is 
.
See also
| 2006 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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