2013 AIME I Problems/Problem 2
Problem 2
Find the number of five-digit positive integers, , that satisfy the following conditions:
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(a) the number
![$n$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/7/4/174fadd07fd54c9afe288e96558c92e0c1da733a.png)
![$5,$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/1/4/21415a2eb558eb7c199a0382fcd50cbeda9299fb.png)
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(b) the first and last digits of
![$n$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/7/4/174fadd07fd54c9afe288e96558c92e0c1da733a.png)
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(c) the sum of the digits of
![$n$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/7/4/174fadd07fd54c9afe288e96558c92e0c1da733a.png)
![$5.$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/8/3/b835f2c6c592edc4583ce996f86bcc0d07ca8da5.png)
Solution
The number takes a form of , in which
. Let
and
be arbitrary digits. For each pair of
, there are exactly two values of
that satisfy the condition of
. Therefore, the answer is
See also
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