A B and C

If AB and CA is a 2 digit number, and AB X 4 = CA, find A+B+C


The answer is 14.

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This solution is longer than necessary, but I want to establish a general process for this type of question, as well as to determine the uniqueness of the answer.

We require that 4 ( 10 A + B ) = 10 C + A 39 A + 4 B = 10 C 4*(10A + B) = 10C + A \Longrightarrow 39A + 4B = 10C , where A , B , C A,B,C are integers between 1 1 and 9 9 inclusive.

The maximum possible value for 10 C 10C is then 90 90 , which means that, since 39 A > 90 39A \gt 90 for A 3 A \ge 3 , we must have either A = 1 A = 1 or A = 2 A = 2 . But since 10 C 10C is always even, we will require that 39 A + 4 B 39A + 4B be even as well, which will only occurs for A = 2 A = 2 .

So now we have that 39 2 + 4 B = 10 C 39 + 2 B = 5 C 39*2 + 4B = 10C \Longrightarrow 39 + 2B = 5C . Since 39 + 2 B 39 + 2B will always be odd and > 40 \gt 40 , we require the same for 5 C 5C , which is the case for only C = 9 C = 9 . This requires that 39 + 2 B = 45 B = 3 39 + 2B = 45 \Longrightarrow B = 3 .

Thus A + B + C = 2 + 3 + 9 = 14 A + B + C = 2 + 3 + 9 = \boxed{14} .

AB X 4 = CA. So, A = last digit of B X 4. If B = 1, then A = 4 => C=16(impossible). If B = 2, then A = 8 => C=32(impossible). If B = 3, then A = 12 => A = 2(carry 1) => C=9(possible). So, A = 2 , B=3 , C=9. => A + B + C = 14. Try the values with B as it is an independent variable.

Sajjad Sajjad
Mar 22, 2015

25 × 4 = 100 25 \times 4 = 100

So, 10 A B 24 10 \leq \overline{AB} \leq 24

Now, A = 1 , 2 A = {1, 2} and B = 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 B = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

We know, ( e v e n / o d d ) × 4 = e v e n (even/odd) \times 4 = even

Then, C A \overline{CA} is a even number. Where the Last Digit A A will be Even.

Thus we get, A = 2 A = 2 and B = 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 B = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}

Here, Only B = 3 B = 3 satisfy the matter, where B × 4 = . . . 2 B \times 4 = ...2

So, A B = 23 \overline{AB} = 23

23 × 4 = 92 23 \times 4 = 92

So, C = 9 C = 9

At last, A + B + C = 2 + 3 + 9 = 14 A + B + C = 2 + 3 + 9 = \boxed{14}

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Sudhir Aripirala
Jan 28, 2015

I just took the example 23(4)=92. Therefore, A=2,B=3 and C=9 Therefore, A+B+C=14

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