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Problem
Emerald wrote on the blackboard all the integers from to . Then she erased all the even numbers.
a. How many numbers were left on the board?
b. How many of the remaining numbers were written with only the digits and ?
a. How many numbers were left on the board?
b. How many of the remaining numbers were written with only the digits and ?
Solution
a. The erased numbers were , , , . So numbers were left on the board.
b. We can list the numbers: they are , , , , , , , , a total of .
OR we can argue that the number is of the form (abc1), where , , are digits equal to either or . Notice that the units digit must be .
b. We can list the numbers: they are , , , , , , , , a total of .
OR we can argue that the number is of the form (abc1), where , , are digits equal to either or . Notice that the units digit must be .
Final answer
a) 1006; b) 8
Techniques
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