2022 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 8
- The following problem is from both the 2022 AMC 10B #8 and 2022 AMC 12B #6, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Consider the following
sets of
elements each:
How many of these sets contain exactly two multiples of
?
Solution
We apply casework to this problem:
- The multiples of
are
and 
- The multiples of
are
and 
- The multiples of
are
and 
The first and eighth elements of such sets are multiples of
The first element is
for some integer
The first element is a multiple of
when
The second and ninth elements of such sets are multiples of
The second element is
for some integer
The second element is a multiple of
when
The third and tenth elements of such sets are multiples of
The second element is
for some integer
The third element is a multiple of
when
Each case has
sets. Therefore, the answer is
~MRENTHUSIASM
See Also
| 2022 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2022 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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