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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

How many -digit numbers have the last digit equal to the sum of the first two digits?
Solution
To make such a number, we'd start with the last digit. We'd then consider different combinations of the first two digits that give us this sum. We always have choices for the third digit. The third digit can be any of the digits. The answer is
Final answer
450