2017 AMC 10B Problem 23

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23.

Let N=123456789101112…4344N=123456789101112\dots4344 be the 7979-digit number that is formed by writing the integers from 11 to 4444 in order, one after the other. What is the remainder when NN is divided by 45?45?
11
44
99
1818
4444
Answer: C
Concepts:modular arithmeticChinese Remainder Theoremdigits
Small hint:
Find the remainder modulo 55 and modulo 99
Big hint:
Combine them to get the remainder modulo 4545
Solution:
To find the remainder when divided by 45,45, we must find the remainder when divided by 55 and 9.9. The remainder when divided by 55 is the remainder when the units digit is divided by 5,5, making it 4.4.
To find the remainder when divided by 9,9, we usually find the sum of the digits. However, each double digit number has the same remainder when divided by 99 as its digit sum, so we can just sum the integers from 11 to 44,44, because each integer is congruent to its own digit sum. This sum is 44⋅452=990,\dfrac{44\cdot45}{2}=990, which is a multiple of 9.9. Thus, NN is a multiple of 9.9.
Since it is a multiple of 99 and has a remainder of 44 when divided by 5,5, the remainder when divided by 4545 is 9.9.
Thus, the correct answer is C .
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