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2002 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 3

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Problem

The arithmetic mean of the nine numbers in the set \{9,99,999,9999,...,999999999\} is a 9-digit number M, all of whose digits are distinct. The number M does not contain the digit

\mathrm{(A) \ } 0\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 2\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 4\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 6\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 8

Solution

We wish to find \frac{9+99+\cdots +999999999}{9}, or \frac{9(1+11+111+\cdots +111111111)}{9}=123456789. This does not have the digit 0, so \mathrm{ (A) \ }

See Also

2002 AMC 10B (ProblemsResources)
Preceded by
Problem 2
Followed by
Problem 4
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