document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53086>Question 53086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My daughter got this word problem for school and it sounds pretty simple to me but I have tried everything and I am horrible at math so I need a little help before I throw my calculator out the window! Here is it \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Linae went shopping for Kou-jong tiles at the local toy shop the other day. The kou-jong tiles were on sale for only 28 cents each. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, she got it in her head that, for good luck, the total amount of money she must spend must be a number where all of the digits are the same. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With that in mind, what is the minimum number of tiles she must buy? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35418 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=35418\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's the amt she spends that has to be all the same digits, isn't it?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All we have to do is find out what multiple of 28 has all the same digits.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Acually between 100 and 1 million there is not that many. We know the number has to be even, no zeros obviously. Get a calculator and start with 222/28, then 444/28, etc. I got to 444444 and found that 28 goes evenly into it, 15873 times so this many tiles cost $4,444.44.<BR>\n" );
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