2018 AMC 8 Problem 21

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21.

How many positive three-digit integers have a remainder of 22 when divided by 6,6, a remainder of 55 when divided by 9,9, and a remainder of 77 when divided by 11?11?
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Answer: E
Concepts:Chinese Remainder Theoremleast common multiplecounting integers in a range
Small hint:
Each remainder condition says the number is 44 less than a multiple of the divisor.
Big hint:
Count three-digit numbers of the form 198k−4198k-4.
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Written solution:
Each required remainder is 44 less than its divisor, so x+4x+4 must be divisible by 6,9,6,9, and 1111. Hence x+4x+4 is a multiple of lcm⁡(6,9,11)=198.\operatorname{lcm}(6,9,11)=198.
For a three-digit xx, we have 104≤x+4≤1003104\le x+4\le1003. The multiples of 198198 in this interval are 198,396,594,792,990198,396,594,792,990, giving 55 possible integers.
Thus, E is the correct answer.
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