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X X + Y Y + Z Z = X Y Z \large \overline{XX} + \overline{YY} + \overline{ZZ} = \overline{XYZ}

X X , Y Y and Z Z above are digits from 1 to 9. What is the value of three-digit number X Y Z \overline{XYZ} ?


The answer is 198.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Jan 31, 2017

X X + Y Y + Z Z = X Y Z 10 X + X + 10 Y + Y + 10 Z + Z = 100 X + 10 Y + Z \begin{aligned} \overline{XX} + \overline{YY} + \overline{ZZ} & = \overline{XYZ} \\ 10X + X + 10Y + Y + 10Z + Z & = 100X+10Y +Z \end{aligned}

Consider the unit digit on both sides, X + Y + Z = 1 Z = 10 + Z X + Y + Z = \overline{1Z} = 10 + Z , X + Y = 10 \implies X+Y = 10 .

Now,

10 X + X + 10 Y + Y + 10 Z + Z = 100 X + 10 Y + Z 10 ( X + Y ) + X + Y + 11 Z = 90 X + 10 ( X + Y ) + Z 10 + 11 Z = 90 X + Z 10 + 10 Z = 90 X Z = 9 X 1 \begin{aligned} 10X + X + 10Y + Y + 10Z + Z & = 100X+10Y +Z \\ 10(X+Y) + X+Y +11Z & = 90X + 10(X+Y) + Z \\ 10 + 11Z & = 90X + Z \\ 10 + 10Z & = 90X \\ Z & = 9X - 1 \end{aligned}

For Z 9 Z \le 9 , X = 1 X = 1 . And since X + Y = 10 X+Y=10 , Y = 9 \implies Y=9 ; and:

11 + 99 + 11 Z = 190 + Z 110 + 11 Z = 190 + Z 10 Z = 80 Z = 8 \begin{aligned} 11 + 99 + 11Z & = 190 + Z \\ 110 + 11Z & = 190 + Z \\ 10Z & = 80 \\ \implies Z & = 8 \end{aligned}

X Y Z = 198 \implies \overline{XYZ} = \boxed{198}

Sir, how did you get in the third step, the equation equal to '10+Z' ?

Aman thegreat - 3 years, 3 months ago

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Equating the unit digits on both sides we have L H S = X + Y + Z LHS=X+Y+Z and R H S = Z RHS=Z . We note that for the unit digit of the RHS to end with Z Z means that X + Y X+Y must ends with 0. Since X + Y 18 X+Y \le 18 , X + Y X+Y must be 10.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 3 years, 3 months ago

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