2015 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 21
Problem
Cozy the Cat and Dash the Dog are going up a staircase with a certain number of steps. However, instead of walking up the steps one at a time, both Cozy and Dash jump. Cozy goes two steps up with each jump (though if necessary, he will just jump the last step). Dash goes five steps up with each jump (though if necessary, he will just jump the last steps if there are fewer than 
steps left). Suppose the Dash takes 
fewer jumps than Cozy to reach the top of the staircase. Let 
denote the sum of all possible numbers of steps this staircase can have. What is the sum of the digits of ?
Solution
63+64+66 = 193. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 1+9+3 = 13
BALL DON'T LIE
See Also
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