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Algebra Level 4

The number of three digit numbers which are divisible by 3 and have the additional property that the sum of their digits is 4 times their middle digit is

4 11 7 10

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Dpk ­
Jul 25, 2014

You have a number  a b c \overline { abc } and the condition a + b + c = 4 b a+b+c=4b

solve for b you get:

a + b + c = 4 b a + c = 4 b b a + c = 3 b ( 1 ) : a + c 3 = b a+b+c=4b\\ a+c=4b-b\\ a+c=3b\\ (1):\frac { a+c }{ 3 } =b

since a b c \overline { abc } is divisible by 3, then by divisibility rules:

a + b + c = 3 Z a+b+c=3Z where Z Z is an integer

substitute the value of b b from ( 1 ) (1) and simplify:

a + a + c 3 + c = 3 Z 3 a + a + c + 3 c = 9 Z 4 a + 4 c = 9 Z a + c = 9 4 Z a+\frac { a+c }{ 3 } +c=3Z\\ 3a+a+c+3c=9Z\\ 4a+4c=9Z\\ a+c=\frac { 9 }{ 4 } Z

since a a and c c are both integers, the RHS must be an integer, thus Z Z can only be 4 o r 8 4\quad or\quad 8

if Z = 4 Z=4 then a + c = 9 a+c=9 , there are 9 9 possible answers for this: { ( 1 , 8 ) , ( 2 , 7 ) , . . . , ( 9 , 0 ) } \left\{ \left( 1,8 \right) ,(2,7),...,(9,0) \right\}

if Z = 8 Z=8 then a + c = 18 a+c=18 , and there is only 1 1 answer { ( 9 , 9 ) } \left\{ (9,9) \right\}

Add the number of possibilities for each case:

9 + 1 = 10 9\quad +\quad 1\quad =\quad \boxed { 10 }

Therefore the answer is 10 \boxed { 10 } and the numbers satisfying the conditions are: { 138 , 237 , 336 , 435 , 534 , 633 , 732 , 831 , 930 , 969 } \left\{ 138,237,336,435,534,633,732,831,930,969 \right\}

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