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A three digit number,written in the form a b c abc ,is called fuzzy if a b c abc is divisible by 7,the two digit number b c bc is divisible by 6,the digit c c is divisible by 5,and the three digits a,b and c are all different.How many fuzzy numbers are there?

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1 solution

Rick B
Jan 25, 2015

Since 5 5 and 6 6 are coprime, b c \overline{bc} is a multiple of 6 × 5 = 30 c = 0 6 \times 5 = 30 \implies c = 0 and 3 b 3 \mid b

Case 1: a b c = a 30 \overline{abc} = \overline{a30}

According to the rule of divisibility by 7 7 , we need 7 a 3 2 × 0 = a 3 7 a 2 × 3 = a 6 7 \mid \overline{a3}-2 \times 0 = \overline{a3} \implies 7 \mid a-2 \times 3 = a-6

Since 1 a 9 1 \leq a \leq 9 , the only possible value is a = 6 a b c = 630 a = 6 \implies \overline{abc} = 630

Case 2: a b c = a 60 \overline{abc} = \overline{a60}

7 a 12 a = 5 a b c = 560 7 \mid a-12 \implies a = 5 \implies \overline{abc} = 560

Case 3: a b c = a 90 \overline{abc} = \overline{a90}

7 a 18 a = 4 a b c = 490 7 \mid a-18 \implies a = 4 \implies \overline{abc} = 490

So there are 3 \boxed{3} fuzzy numbers: 630 630 , 560 560 and 490 490

Great! Perfect Solution!

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 2 months ago

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