2025 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 6
Problem
Sekou writes the numbers 
After he erases one of his numbers, the sum of the remaining four numbers is a multiple of 
Which number did he erase?
Solution 1
First, we sum the 
numbers to get 
. The number subtracted therefore must be 1 more than a multiple of 4. Thus, the answer is 
.
~Gavin_Deng
Solution 2
We consider modulo 
. The sum of the residues of these numbers modulo is 
. Hence, the number being subtracted must be congruent to 
modulo . The only such number here is . ~cxsmi
Solution 3
, subtracting the first option gives 
, the largest mutliple of 4 less or equal to is 
, 
.
~ alwaysgonnagiveyouup
