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Algebra Difficulty 2.4 Junior Find the answer

Six consecutive integers are written on a blackboard. When one of them is erased, the sum of the remaining five integers is 2012. What is the sum of the digits of the integer that was erased?

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

Solution

Suppose that the original six integers are x,x+1,x+2,x+3,x+4x, x+1, x+2, x+3, x+4, and x+5x+5. Suppose also that the integer that was erased is x+ax+a, where aa is 0,1,2,3,40,1,2,3,4, or 5. The sum of the integers left is (x+(x+1)+(x+2)+(x+3)+(x+4)+(x+5))(x+a)(x+(x+1)+(x+2)+(x+3)+(x+4)+(x+5))-(x+a). Therefore, 5(x+3)=2012+a5(x+3)=2012+a. Since the left side is an integer that is divisible by 5, then the right side is an integer that is divisible by 5. Since aa is 0,1,2,3,40,1,2,3,4, or 5 and 2012+a2012+a is divisible by 5, then aa must equal 3. Thus, 5(x+3)=20155(x+3)=2015 or x+3=403x+3=403 and so x=400x=400. Finally, the integer that was erased is x+a=400+3=403x+a=400+3=403. The sum of its digits is 4+0+3=74+0+3=7.

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