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AIME 1986 Problem 10

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In a parlor game, the magician asks one of the participants to think of a three digit number (abc)(abc) where aa, bb, and cc represent digits in base 1010 in the order indicated. The magician then asks this person to form the numbers (acb)(acb), (bca)(bca), (bac)(bac), (cab)(cab), and (cba)(cba), to add these five numbers, and to reveal their sum, NN. If told the value of NN, the magician can identify the original number, (abc)(abc). Play the role of the magician and determine (abc)(abc) if N=3194N= 3194.

Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.

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