Digit Sums

Logic Level 3

If all the digits of all three digit numbers are added and the result is x x , what is the value of x x .

HINT

For two numbers a b c \overline{abc} and d e f \overline{def} , the sum of digits would be a + b + c + d + e + f a+b+c+d+e+f .


The answer is 12600.

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3 solutions

The problem is equivalent to sum of all digits in hundreds place + sum of all digits in tens place + sum of all digits in units place.

x = H + T + U x=H+T+U

Now the numbers 1 to 9 appear 100 times each in 'hundreds place' (1 appears in 100 to 199, 2 appears in 200 to 299 and so on) Thus, H = 100 × ( 1 + 2 + + 9 ) = 100 × 45 = 4500 H=100 \times (1+2+\cdots+9)=100 \times 45 = 4500 .

Similarly each numbers appears 10 times in the 'tens place' in each of the sets (100 to 199, 200 to 299, ..., 900 to 999)

Giving T = 9 × 10 × 45 = 4050 T=9 \times 10 \times 45 = 4050 .

Using a similar logic U = 90 × 45 = 4050 U = 90 \times 45 = 4050

Giving the solution as

x = H + T + U = 12600 \huge{x=H+T+U = 12600}

Rohith M.Athreya
Jan 14, 2015

on noticing the pattern of occurrence,each number 1 to 9 appears exactly 280 times.the zeroes do not make a difference to the sum as 0+0=zero(lol) thus,you get 280(1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)=280(45)=12600

I summed all units, tens and hundreds. But this is a much more elegant solution

Jia En - 3 years, 3 months ago
Paola Ramírez
Jan 17, 2015

We can form 9 × 10 × 10 = 900 9\times10\times10=900 three digit numbers

Each number will be in this place:

900 9 = 100 \frac{900}{9}=100 in hundreds

900 10 = 90 \frac{900}{10}=90 in tens

900 10 = 90 \frac{900}{10}=90 in unities

Then

Hundred place sum will be 100 ( 1 + 2 + 3.. + 9 ) = 100 ( 45 ) = 4500 100(1+2+3..+9)=100(45)=4500

Ten's place sum will be 90 ( 0 + 1 + 2 + 3.. + 9 ) = 90 ( 45 ) = 4050 90(0+1+2+3..+9)=90(45)=4050

Unities place sum will be 90 ( 0 + 1 + 2 + 3.. + 9 ) = 90 ( 45 ) = 4050 90(0+1+2+3..+9)=90(45)=4050

Total sum is 4500 + 4050 + 4050 = 12600 4500+4050+4050=\boxed{12600}

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