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Problem 291

Number theory Difficulty 2.4 Multiple choice CEMC Pascal · Canada · 2021

How many integers between 100 and 300 are multiples of both 5 and 7, but are not multiples of 10?

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Official solution

The integers that are multiples of both 5 and 7 are the integers that are multiples of 35.

The smallest multiple of 35 greater than 100 is 3×35=1053 \times 35 = 105. (The previous multiple of 35 is 2×35=702 \times 35 = 70.)

Starting at 105 and counting by 35s, we obtain 105,140,175,210,245,280,315105, 140, 175, 210, 245, 280, 315 The integers in this list that are between 100 and 300 and are not multiples of 10 (that is, whose units digit is not 0) are 105, 175, 245, of which there are 3.

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