2003 AMC 12A Problem 5

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Concepts:place valuecryptarithm

Difficulty rating: 1200

5.

The sum of the two 55-digit numbers AMC10\overline{AMC10} and AMC12\overline{AMC12} is 123422.123422. What is A+M+C?A + M + C?

1010

1111

1212

1313

1414

Solution:

Write AMC10=100AMC+10\overline{AMC10}=100\cdot\overline{AMC}+10 and AMC12=100AMC+12.\overline{AMC12}=100\cdot\overline{AMC}+12.

Their sum is 200AMC+22=123422,200\cdot\overline{AMC}+22=123422, so AMC=617.\overline{AMC}=617.

Then A+M+C=6+1+7=14.A+M+C=6+1+7=14.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

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