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Mongolian Mathematical Olympiad

Mongolia algebra

Problem

Find all three-digit numbers that can be obtained by adding the product of their digits to seven times the sum of their digits.
Solution
Let the three-digit number be , where are digits and .

We are told that , where is the sum of the digits and is the product of the digits.

So:

So:

Since are digits (, ), and is the product of the digits, we can try small values for .

Let us try :

Then: But , so cannot be . Try $a = 8$: abc = 93 \times 8 + 3b - 6c = 744 + 3b - 6c But $abc \leq 8 \times 9 \times 9 = 648 < 744$, so $a$ cannot be $8$.

Try : , so cannot be . Try $a = 6$: abc = 93 \times 6 + 3b - 6c = 558 + 3b - 6c $abc \leq 6 \times 9 \times 9 = 486 < 558$, so $a$ cannot be $6$.

Try : , so cannot be . Try $a = 4$: abc = 93 \times 4 + 3b - 6c = 372 + 3b - 6c $abc \leq 4 \times 9 \times 9 = 324 < 372$, so $a$ cannot be $4$.

Try : , so cannot be . Try $a = 2$: abc = 93 \times 2 + 3b - 6c = 186 + 3b - 6c $abc \leq 2 \times 9 \times 9 = 162 < 186$, so $a$ cannot be $2$.

Try : , so cannot be . $$

Therefore, there are no three-digit numbers that can be obtained in this way.

Answer: There are no such three-digit numbers.
Final answer
No three-digit numbers satisfy the condition.

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