Question

Let $S$ be the set of positive integers $n$ for which $\dfrac{1}{n}$ has the repeating decimal representation $0.\overline{ab} = 0.ababab\ldots,$ with $a$ and $b$ different digits. What is the sum of the elements of $S?$

$11$

$44$

$110$

$143$

$155$

Answer: D

Concepts:repeating decimal factor

Difficulty rating: 1510

Solution:

If $\dfrac{1}{n} = 0.\overline{ab},$ then $\dfrac{99}{n} = \overline{ab},$ a two-digit number. The positive divisors of $99$ are $1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99.$

Only $n = 11, 33, 99$ make $\dfrac{99}{n}$ equal to $09, 03, 01,$ which have two different digits. The requested sum is $11 + 33 + 99 = 143.$

Thus, the correct answer is D.

2013 AMC 12A Problem 10

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1510

Solution:

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