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number theory junior
Problem
A whole number is said to be ''9-heavy'' if the remainder when the number is divided by 9 is greater than 5. What is the least three-digit 9-heavy whole number?
Solution
We begin by computing the residue of the smallest three digit number modulo 9. We have Therefore 100 is not 9-heavy. Counting up from 100 we notice that the first 9-heavy three-digit number is , since it has a remainder of 6 when divided by 9.
Final answer
105