Average Digits

How many 3-digit integers have the property that their central digit is the average of the other two digits?


The answer is 45.

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2 solutions

Lee Care Gene
Jan 10, 2016

From here we list out all the possibilities.

Answer=1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9=45

Leonardo Vannini
Apr 18, 2016

We assume that A B C = 100 A + 10 B + C \overline { ABC } =100A+10B+C

Consider A B C \overline { ABC } with A 0 A\neq 0 ; we know that B = A + C 2 B=\frac { A+C }{ 2 } . This implies that A+C is an even number: it can be possible if A and Care both even or both odd. If A and C are both even A could be 2, 4, 6, 8 (4 digits) and C could be 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 (5 digits) so we have 4x5 possibilities. If A and C are both odd A could be 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (5 digits) just like C which it could be 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (5 digits) so we have 5x5 possibilities. We have 5x4+5x5= 45 3-digit integers that have the property that their central digit is the average of the other two digits.

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