document.write( "Question 430331: find all the positive integers 'x' which when expressed in decimal notation have both of the folloing properties
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document.write( "a)the firs (left-most) digit is 6
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document.write( "b) when this digit is removed, the remaining integer is x/25
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Algebra.Com's Answer #298854 by richard1234(7193)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose our n-digit integer is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This simply looks for the (n-1)-digit numbers whose decimal representation is 25000...0. This means that the \"remaining\" number can be 25, 250, 2500, ... We put the 6 in front, so all integers 625, 6250, 62500, ... satisfy. \n" ); document.write( " |