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Brazilian Math Olympiad

Brazil algebra

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 ?
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 .
Final answer
a) 1006; b) 8

Techniques

Integers