2007 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 22
Problem
For each positive integer 
, let 
denote the sum of the digits of 
For how many values of is 
Solution
Solution 1
For the sake of notation let 
. Obviously 
. Then the maximum value of 
is when 
, and the sum becomes 
. So the minimum bound is 
. We do casework upon the tens digit:
Case 1: 
. Easy to directly disprove.
Case 2: 
. 
, and 
if 
and 
otherwise.
- Subcase a:
. This exceeds our bounds, so no solution here. - Subcase b:
. First solution.
. This exceeds our bounds, so no solution here.
. First solution.Case 3: 
. 
, and 
if 
and 
otherwise.
- Subcase a:
. Second solution. - Subcase b:
. Third solution.
. Second solution.
. Third solution.Case 4: 
. But 
, and the these clearly sum to 
.
Case 5: 
. So 
and 
, and 
. Fourth solution.
In total we have 
solutions, which are 
and 
.
Solution 2
Clearly, 
. We can break this up into three cases:
Case 1: 
- Inspection gives
.
.Case 2: 
, 
, 
- If you set up an equation, it reduces to
- which has as its only solution satisfying the constraints
, 
.
, 
.Case 3: , , 
- This reduces to
. The only two solutions satisfying the constraints for this equation are 
, 
and , 
.
. The only two solutions satisfying the constraints for this equation are 
, 
and 
.The solutions are thus 
and the answer is 
.
See also
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