What is the minimum ratio of a three digit number to sum of its digits

What is the minimum ratio of a n-digit number to sum of its digits

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`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
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its is 199/19 = 10.47.. unlike 111/3 = 37 suggested above

raviteja meesala - 8 years, 4 months ago

What is the proof of your ANSWER please tell me

Arihant Jain - 8 years, 4 months ago

its more of a trial and error in an organised way.. say you have x,y and z in the order - x>=y>=z.. then the smallest three digit number possible is (zyx) for a constant sum ..ratio- (zyx):(z+y+x).. so lets start with 111 (smallest for all digits equal)- sum = 3 number - 111 .. now if i increase it by 1 i.e 112 then sum = 4.. percentage increase in sum = 33.33% .. in number - 0.9% .. decreases a lot .. now once u reach 119 the ratio has dropped continuosly .. our nest option would now be to increase the digit in units place.. until we see the ratio decreasing ... finally we end up at 199 :11 ... we do not go to 211 because 211:4 >111:3 (because 111 got doubled almost and 3 increased only around 30%.. ) and so on 299:20> 199:19 for the same reason .. Hence it can be showed that 199 is the answer ..

raviteja meesala - 8 years, 3 months ago

Ok,thanks for correcting me,but what exactly is the formula?

Tan Li Xuan - 8 years, 4 months ago

raviteja meesala - 8 years, 3 months ago

@Raviteja Meesala – Thanks!

Tan Li Xuan - 8 years, 3 months ago

See this discussion.

Calvin Lin Staff - 8 years, 4 months ago

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Brilliant Kumar - 8 years, 4 months ago

1 digit numbers = 1:1 2 digit numbers = 2:11 3 digit numbers = 3:111 so $n$ : $n$ ones

Tan Li Xuan - 8 years, 4 months ago

For maximum ratio it is $1$ : $10^{n-1}$ for an n digit number

Tan Li Xuan - 8 years, 4 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$