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Printjmc
prealgebra senior
Problem
How many integers between 300 and 500 have the sum of their digits equal to 16?
Solution
We have to consider 2 cases:
When the hundreds digit is 3, we want the sum of the tens and unit digit equal to 13. We have which yield a total of 6 choices (two for each pair that adds to 13).
When the hundreds digit is 4, we want the sum of the tens and unit digit equal to 12. We have The first three pairs give us 2 solutions, but the last only gives 1, so we have a total of 7 choices.
Therefore there are total of integers.
When the hundreds digit is 3, we want the sum of the tens and unit digit equal to 13. We have which yield a total of 6 choices (two for each pair that adds to 13).
When the hundreds digit is 4, we want the sum of the tens and unit digit equal to 12. We have The first three pairs give us 2 solutions, but the last only gives 1, so we have a total of 7 choices.
Therefore there are total of integers.
Final answer
13