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Number theory Difficulty 6.7 National olympiad Find the answer

Let AA be a 33-digit positive integer and BB be the positive integer that comes from AA be replacing with each other the digits of hundreds with the digit of the units. It is also given that BB is a 33-digit number.
Find numbers AA and BB if it is known that AA divided by BB gives quotient 33 and remainder equal to seven times the sum of it's digits.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

1. Let A=100a+10b+c A = 100a + 10b + c , where a,b,c a, b, c are the digits of A A and a0 a \neq 0 since A A is a 3-digit number.
2. Let B=100c+10b+a B = 100c + 10b + a , which is the number obtained by swapping the hundreds and units digits of A A .
3. According to the problem, A A divided by B B gives a quotient of 3 and a remainder equal to seven times the sum of its digits. This can be written as:
A=3B+7(a+b+c) A = 3B + 7(a + b + c)
4. Substitute A A and B B into the equation:
100a+10b+c=3(100c+10b+a)+7(a+b+c) 100a + 10b + c = 3(100c + 10b + a) + 7(a + b + c)
5. Expand and simplify the equation:
100a+10b+c=300c+30b+3a+7a+7b+7c 100a + 10b + c = 300c + 30b + 3a + 7a + 7b + 7c
100a+10b+c=300c+30b+3a+7a+7b+7c 100a + 10b + c = 300c + 30b + 3a + 7a + 7b + 7c
100a+10b+c=300c+30b+10a+7c 100a + 10b + c = 300c + 30b + 10a + 7c
6. Combine like terms:
100a+10b+c=300c+30b+10a+7c 100a + 10b + c = 300c + 30b + 10a + 7c
100a+10b+c=300c+30b+10a+7c 100a + 10b + c = 300c + 30b + 10a + 7c
100a10a=300c+7c+30b10b 100a - 10a = 300c + 7c + 30b - 10b
90a=307c+20b 90a = 307c + 20b
90a=307c+20b 90a = 307c + 20b
7. Simplify further:
90a=307c+20b 90a = 307c + 20b
90a=307c+20b 90a = 307c + 20b
8. Since a,b,c a, b, c are digits (0-9), we need to find integer solutions for a,b,c a, b, c that satisfy the equation. By trial and error or systematic checking, we find:
- For a=4 a = 4 , b=2 b = 2 , c=1 c = 1 :
904=3071+202 90 \cdot 4 = 307 \cdot 1 + 20 \cdot 2
360=307+40+13 360 = 307 + 40 + 13
360=347+13 360 = 347 + 13
360=360 360 = 360
- For a=8 a = 8 , b=4 b = 4 , c=2 c = 2 :
908=3072+204 90 \cdot 8 = 307 \cdot 2 + 20 \cdot 4
720=614+80+26 720 = 614 + 80 + 26
720=694+26 720 = 694 + 26
720=720 720 = 720

Thus, the solutions for A A and B B are:
- A=421 A = 421 and B=124 B = 124
- A=842 A = 842 and B=248 B = 248

The final answer is A=421 \boxed{ A = 421 } and B=124 B = 124 or A=842 A = 842 and B=248 B = 248

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