Difference between revisions of "1990 AHSME Problems/Problem 29"
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| + | == Problem == | ||
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| + | A subset of the integers <math>1,2,\cdots,100</math> has the property that none of its members is 3 times another. What is the largest number of members such a subset can have? | ||
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| + | <math>\text{(A) } 50\quad | ||
| + | \text{(B) } 66\quad | ||
| + | \text{(C) } 67\quad | ||
| + | \text{(D) } 76\quad | ||
| + | \text{(E) } 78</math> | ||
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| + | == Solution == | ||
| + | <math>\fbox{E}</math> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | {{AHSME box|year=1990|num-b=28|num-a=29}} | ||
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| + | [[Category: Intermediate Number Theory Problems]] | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 29 September 2014
Problem
A subset of the integers 
has the property that none of its members is 3 times another. What is the largest number of members such a subset can have?
Solution
See also
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