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The sum of the first 31 digits:
First 9 digits will be: 1, 2, 3.., 9

Leaving us 31-9 = 22 digits remaining which will be 2 digit numbers (starting from 10)
==> 22/2 = 11 digits starting from 10
i.e.: 10, 11, 12... 20

Total set: {1, 2, .. 20)

Lets think how many times each digits occurs in this set:
1 : 1*12 = 12
2: 2* 3 = 6
3: 2*3 = 6
4: 2*4 = 8
5: 2*5 = 10
...
9: 9*2 = 18
We know that each of the other digits aside from 1 and 2 will occur only twice since the range is 1 to 20

We then take the sum of individual digits:
12 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 + 18 = 102

Now all is left is to find the remainder:
102/9 = 11 R3

==> D

Not sure if there is a faster way!
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At first I also made the mistake of calculating the sum from 1-31 giving me the remainder 1 when the sum is divided by 9. But the question asks for the sum of first 31 digits, which are
1,2,3...10 = 11 digits
11,12,...20 = 20 digits

Sum = 1+2+3+....+20 = 210 (Sum of A.P. from 1 to 20)

210 = 9*23 + 3

Hence remainder = 3
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Number N is obtained by writing all the digits from 1 to 100 in an ascending order. What is remainder when sum of first 31 digits of N is divided by 9?

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here the first 31 digits of N will be 1234567891011121314151617181920, So the sum of all this digits can be divided into parts - sum of 1 to 10 = 55 and sum of 11 to 20 =155 so the sum of 1 to 20 = 210. therefore remainder when 210 is divided by 9 is 3. Hence answer is D.
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N = 1 2 3 4 5..9 10 11..20
(31 digits - 1 to 9 = 9 digits.. 31- 9 = 22 => 22/2 to 11 2 digit numbers, hence range is from 10 to 20)

Sum of the digits = 20/2 [1+20] = 210
(210/9)R = 3

Therefore answer = 3
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the question asks to sum the digits and not the numbers so shouldn't we take the sum as 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+1+0+1+1+1+2......+1+9+2+0?
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Yeah.. I just got this message and re-solved the question without looking at my previous answer and the approach i followed was to add 1-9 + 10 1s + 0-9 + 2 (same as you've mentioned) and then divide by 9
So 102/9 -> 3
I think I misread the question in my first attempt and took a wrong approach. Lucky that I got the right answer in the first attempt :p


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the question asks to sum the digits and not the numbers so shouldn't we take the sum as 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+1+0+1+1+1+2......+1+9+2+0?
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The question is asking for sum of the first 31 digits, then divided by 9, then tell us the remainder. The way I did it:

Single digits: First 9 digits = 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 9 = (1+9)/2 * 9 = 10/2 * 9 = 4*5 = 45
Double digits: 31 digits - 9 = 22 digits. 22/2 = 11 numbers
10, 11, 12, ..., 19, 20 (10-20 is 11 numbers, inclusively counting 10)
(10+20)/2 * 11 = (30/2) *11 = 15*11 = 165
45+165 = 210
210 divided by 9 = 207 R3

Answer, remainder is 3.
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Number N is obtained by writing all the digits from 1 to 100 in an ascending order. What is remainder when sum of first 31 digits of N is divided by 9?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4

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question asked for first 31 digits of N
N=1234567891011121314151617181920
we should add this not upto 31.
What do you think Bunuel?
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Number N is obtained by writing all the digits from 1 to 100 in an ascending order. What is remainder when sum of first 31 digits of N is divided by 9?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4

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I divided them into 2 groups
1st 9 digits - 1 to 9
Sum of N terms = 9/2 * (1+9) = 45

Remaining Digits = 31-9 = 22 (so 11 numbers) (not digits - remember this)

In terms of numbers i.e., 10-20 (11 numbers and 22 digits)
but we can't just add the terms as they are, we need to add the digits so we have 10, 11, 12, 13, ... 20
- There are 9 (1s) in tens place = 9
- Units place has 1-9. Sum = 45
- Remaining 1+2 = 3 (From 10 and 20)

Now - 45+9+45+3

45 and 9 are multiples of 9 and 3 is not. So remainder = 3

Alternatively, 102/9 = Remainder = 3
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So first 31 digits we have:

((9-1)/1) +1 = 9 digits from 1 to 9
Their sum will 9 * 5 = 45 (#of terms * avg)

We then need 22 more digits to arrive at 31, so 11 numbers (11 numbers with 2 digits each = 22 digits)
and from 20 to 10 we have 11 numbers ((20-10)/1) +1 =11
Their sum will be, 11 * 15 =165 (#of terms * avg)

Thus, total sum is 45+165=210, which leaves a remainder of 3 when divided by 9.

Answer D
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