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Algebra Level 2

Find the 5 digit number such that:

  • It has no repeated digits, no 0s, and no 1s.
  • The fourth digit is a quarter of the total of all of the digits.
  • The second digit is twice the first digit.
  • The third digit is the largest.
  • The last digit is the sum of the first two digits.


The answer is 24976.

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2 solutions

Eli Ross Staff
Nov 12, 2015

Let the number be A B C D E . \overline{ABCDE}.

First, we know that B = 2 A , B=2A, and E = A + B = A + 2 A = 3 A . E = A+B = A + 2A = 3A.

Since E E is a digit divisible by 3, it has to be either 3, 6, or 9. But it cannot be 3, since A A cannot be 1 since none of the digits are 1. It also cannot be 9, since C C is the largest digit and no digits are larger than 9.

Thus, E E must be 6, giving A = 2 A=2 and B = 4. B=4.

Now, we know that D = 1 4 ( A + B + C + D + E ) = 1 4 ( 2 + 4 + C + D + 6 ) = 3 + 1 4 C + 1 4 D , D = \frac{1}{4} (A+B+C+D+E) = \frac{1}{4}(2 + 4 + C + D + 6) = 3 + \frac{1}{4}C + \frac{1}{4}D, so C = 3 D 12. C = 3D -12. Since 3 D + 12 3D+12 is divisible by 3, C C must be divisible by 3. But since C C is the largest of the digits and E = 6 , E=6, we must have C = 9. C=9. Since C = 9 , C=9, D = 9 + 12 3 = 7. D = \frac{9 +12}{3} = 7.

Thus, the 5-digit number is 24976. 24976.

What about 24856

A=2 B=4 all the same

Meaning E=6

My thought was "1/4 of 20 equals 5, now can i do something with it?"

So 2+4+6+x=20(=)x=8

Therefore C=8 (largest digit within this number) and D=5

(The only thing is, i thought about the 4th being the largest within the 5 we had to use)

Dabiel Ferreira - 5 years, 7 months ago

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But if you add up all your digits you get 25 and 25/4 isn't a whole number

Tim Ozanne - 5 years, 7 months ago

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True, i was just counting 4 of them... That was my mistake

Dabiel Ferreira - 5 years, 7 months ago

That's what I got too

Dillen L Campbell - 5 years, 6 months ago
Ahmed Obaiedallah
Nov 14, 2015

First of all \textbf{First of all} .. you really need to state your counting direction, meaning the First number is it the one on the far Left or the far right?!, otherwise every one will use his own default for me the first always represents the units

Second: \textbf{Second:} the solution

Assign letters from a to e for the unknown digits as follows \text{Assign letters from a to e for the unknown digits as follows}

edcba \Large\color{maroon}{\textbf{edcba}}

e > 1 e q ( 1 ) e>1 \dots\dots \color{#3D99F6}{eq(1)} d = 2 e e q ( 2 ) d=2e \dots\dots \color{#3D99F6}{eq(2)} c > a > d e q ( 3 ) c>a>d \dots \color{#3D99F6}{eq(3)} c > b e q ( 4 ) c>b \dots\dots \color{#3D99F6}{eq(4)} a = d + e = 3 e e q ( 5 ) a=d+e=3e \dots \color{#3D99F6}{eq(5)} b = ( a + b + c + d + e ) 4 = ( c + b + 6 e ) 4 \large b=\frac{(a+b+c+d+e)}{4}=\frac{(c+b+6e)}{4}

4 b b = c + 6 e 3 b = c + 6 e 4b-b=c+6e\space\dots\space 3b=c+6e
b = ( c + 6 e ) 3 e q ( 6 ) \large b=\frac{(c+6e)}{3} \dots \color{#3D99F6}{eq(6)}

using eq(3) & eq(5) c > 3 e \color{#3D99F6}{c>3e} If e=2 \textbf{If e=2} c>6 ,,, "c" could be 7,8,9 \text{c>6 ,,, "c" could be 7,8,9} If e=3 \textbf{If e=3} c>9 ,,, error 9 is the largest digit \text{c>9 ,,, error 9 is the largest digit}

so \textbf{so} e = 2 , , d = 4 , , a = 6 e=2,, d=4,, a=6

Using equation (6) so \textbf{so} c = 9 c=9 and \textbf{and} b = ( 9 + 12 ) 3 = 7 b=\frac{(9+12)}{3}=7

Finally the number is= 24876 \textbf{Finally the number is=}\large\boxed{\color{maroon}{24876}}

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