If, in the addition problem above, a, b, c, d, e, f, x, y, a

Question

a b c
+
d e f
____
x y z

If in the addition problem above, a, b, c, d, e, f, x, y, and z each represent different positive single digits, what is the value of z ?

(1) 3a = f = 6y

(2) f – c = 3

sudhir18n · Accepted Answer

I will try it in a different method... took me 2.5 mints

Problem states : All the 9 digits in the problem are different = no repeats.
 
(1) SUFFICIENT: Given 3a = f = 6y, the only possible value for y = 1. if y = 2, f> 9. Since y = 1, we know that f = 6 and a = 2.

now the question reads as

2 b c 
+ d e 6

= x 1 z

using our knowledge of digits we can rewrite this as 
 
200 + 10b + c + 100d + 10e + 6 = 100x + 10 + z 
solving further ; 
196 = 100(x - d) - 10(b + e) + 1(z - c)

our idea is to concentrate only on the units digit (z - c);
from the equation 
 6 = z - c.
 
lets plug in diffferent values;
 
z = 9 and c = 3 
z = 8 and c = 2 ........ this cant be true as 'a' is already 2
z = 7 and c = 1 ........ this cant be true as 'y' is already 1.

hence Z =9 and X = 3... perfect.

(2) INSUFFICIENT: The statement f - c = 3 .. provides us with different values... not possible.

Hence A.

Bunuel · Answer

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onedayill · Answer

Let me add my 2 cents...

IMO A

s1) As mentioned by jakolik

now c+f=z----> for z to be a positive single unit c has to be 0 or 3 ( 1 and 2 already ocuupied) and for c>3 z= two digit no. and hence violate the given condition

now if c=0 z=f which is not possible since f and z are diff

therefore c is 3 and z is 9

suff

s2) insuff

jakolik · Answer

Hi,

I am posting this approach though it takes more than 2 min. Hope it is helpful to you.

From 1, we have 3a = f = 6y.
The only possible scenario is
y=1, f=6, a=2
Hence:
 2bc
+ de6
------
 x1z

From above, we have:
c+6=z or c+6=z+10 
b+e=1(this is not possible since repetition is not allowed) or b+e=11
if c+6=z+10, then b+1+e=11
2+1+d=x

Thus the possibilities are:
c+6=z, b+e=11, 2+1+d=x (i)
or
c+6=z+10, b+e=10,2+1+d=x (ii)

From i,
c+6=z, then c=0,1,2,3. 
c cannot be 0,1,2 (no repetition) hence c=3, z=9
b+e=11, the only solution is b and e are 4,7 or 7,4.
3+d=x, the only solution is 5 and 8.

From ii.
c+6=z+10
The possibilities are
c z
4 0
5 1
etc
If c=4 and z=0,
b+e=10 thus b and e are 3 and 7
3+d = x thus d and x are 5 and 8.

So we have 2 solutions for Z
z= 9 and z = 0 
Thus 1 is not sufficient.

Now from 2, we have f – c = 3
f c
3 0
4 1
5 2
6 3
7 4 ... etc
3 0 cannot be the case since z will be 3 and we will have a repetition.
Considering 4 1, z will be equal to 5 and 291+384=675 is valid solution.
Considering 5 2, z will be equal to 7 and 395+412=807 is valid solution.
Hence we have 2 values of z and therefore it is not sufficient.

Taking 1 and 2 together, we have 
c=3, z=9 and f=6 and therefore taking 1 and 2 together it is sufficient to answer the question.

Sorry for the mess-up and I hope this was valuable to you.

Regards,
Jack

iPinnacle · Answer

St1: 3a=f=6y
So clearly f=6,y=1,a=2
so z=9 
sufficient
St2: This will produce multiple outputs for z
So Not Sufficient

Ans: A

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ytarun · Answer

The Reasoning is wrong because if C>3 the +1 would be transfer to the next column and z would be single unit.
The correct way is
Step 1-
From 1st statement we can fix the values of a=2,f=6 and y=1,After that the remaining numbers are 3,4,5,7,8,9.We check these values for C.

Step-2
4,5 can easily removed because Z cant be equal to 0 or 1.
If we put c=7 then z=3....... and 'b+e' should be equal to 10 which is not possible because remaining numbers are (4,5,8,9)
If we put C=8 then z=4..........remaining numbers are (3,5,7,9),b+e=10 by choosing 3 and 7,..........remaining numbers (7,9) which are not satisfying d and x.
if we put c=9 then z=5,..........remaining numbers are (3,4,7,8),b+e=10 by choosing 3 and 7,...........remaining numbers (4,8) which are not satisfying d and x.

But when we put c=3 then Z=9,remaining numbers are (4,5,7,8) and b+e=11 here so we can choose 7 and 4,remaining numbers are (5,8) which satisfies d and x.

vinayrsm · Answer

Let me share how we can do this in ~2 mins.

St1: 3a=f=6y => f must be a multiple of 2*3 but if we multiply 2*3 with any number other than 1, value of f will be > 9, which is not allowed. so, f=6; a=2 and y=1.

now, from the given condition c+f=z => (9-0) + 6 = z, from the set for c we can rule out values of 0, 1, 2 (as 1 and 2 are already taken and 0 will make z=6, which is not allowed as f=6) so, c can be any value from 9,8,7,5,4 => Not Sufficient

St2: f-c=3, alone this statement is Not sufficient.

St1 & St2 => c=3 => z=9 Sufficient,. Therefore answer is  c

fluke · Answer

Took me >5 mins to prove 
"A's" sufficiency, yet I fear that I may be missing something. Hope this is not from GPrep!!!

a b c
 +
d e f 
-----
x y z
-----

(1) 3a = f = 6y

y=1; f=6; a=2

2 b c
 +
d e 6 
-----
x 1 z
-----

Now, y=1 must be the unit's digit of 11 with 1 being carried over to the hundred's place.

So, 2+d+1=x; here "1" is the carried over 1 from y.
3+d=x
x can't be 4 as d can't be 1.
x can't be 5 as d can't be 2.
x can't be 6.
x can be 7 if d=4
x can be 8 if d=5
x can't be 9 as d can't be 6.

Let's try with x=8, d=5
2 b c
 +
5 e 6 
-----
8 1 z
-----

1,2,5,6,8---used
z can be 3,4,7,9
z=3, it got to be 3 of 13; So, c=7; "b+e" becomes 9+4=13 and 1 carried over from z=13; so 13+1=14; but y=1 NOT 4. Rule out.
z=4, it got to be 4 of 14; c=8(Not possible). Rule out.
z=7, c can't be 1. Rule out.
 z=9, c=3; b+e=11; perfect y's "1" properly fits and 1 carries over. ------- This is first case so far.

Let's try the other scenario:

Let's try with x=7, d=4
2 b c
 +
4 e 6 
-----
7 1 z
-----

1,2,4,6,7 used up
3,5,8,9 left.
z=3; it must be 3 of 13; c=7(Not possible). Rule out
z=5; it must be 3 of 15; c=9. b+e+1(carried over)=8+3+1=12; but y=1. Rule out.
z=8; c=2(Not possible). Rule out.
z=9; c=3. b+e=13; but y=1. Rule out.

Thus, only one scenario fits that gave us z=9. 
Sufficient.

(2) f – c = 3
a b c
 +
d e f 
-----
x y z
-----

f=4, c=1, z=5
2 9 1
 +
3 8 4 
-----
6 7 5
-----

And we already know from 1 that z=9
Not Sufficient.

Ans: "A"

Liquidus · Answer

As I said in my previous post, I don't think you can ignore that possibility that c=7,8, or 9 which would make z= 3, 4, or 5. Thinking of that values that only fit 6 = z - c is not accurate because c + 6 can be over 10 and the 1 would carry over to the tens digit.

eaakbari · Answer

The key is to keep in mind that the digits are DISTINCT

c + f = z ;; Constraint => z < 9

b + e = y ;; Constraint => y < 9

a + d = x ;; Constraint => x < 9

z = ?

1) 3a = f = 6y
y cannot be greater than 1 as it would make f needs to be a single distinct digit.
y cannot be zero as then a = f = y = 0 is NOT possible as digits are distinct.

Hence
y = 1, f = 6 , a = 2

We know z<9 = c + f = c + 6 => c<3
Since digits are DISTINCT and y =1 & a = 2 are already taken values.
c = 0 or c = 3

c cannot be 0 as that would make f = z

Hence c = 3

z = 9

dave785 · Answer

I reasoned it out, although it took me 3 min 5 seconds.

We know from A. that Y = 1, and F = 6.

There are TWO conditions: C + 6 = Z and C+6 = 10+Z.

Let's tackle the first condition:
C+6 = Z.

We can't have C=1, because we already know that Y is 1.
We can't have C = 2, because we already know that A is 2.
We can have C = 3, which would make Z = 9.

When Z = 9, that means that B + E has to equal 11, because Y = 1 (and we can't use 0, or 1 again)

Are there still ways left to have B+E = 11? We could use 7 for B, and 4 for E (or vice versa) and that would give us 11. Neither of those numbers have been used yet, so that's valid.

Now let's look at the second condition:

C + 6 = 10 + Z
We can't use C = 5, because that would make Z = 1, and 1 is already used by Y.
We can't use C = 6, because 6 is already used by F (furthermore, it would make Z = 2, and 2 is already used by A)

We can test C = 7, which would make Z = 3... but we would have to carry over the 10 (from 13) to the tens digit.
B + E + 1 (carried over from single digit 6+7=13) = 10+ 1 (which coincides with y = 1)
Which means that B+E has to equal 10.
Lets examine some of the ways that that would be possible.
We can't use 5+5, because that would use 5 twice.
We can't use 6+4, because 6 is already being used by F
We can't use 7+3, because 7 is already being used in this hypothetical test by C.
We can't use 8+2, because 2 is used by A.
We can't use 9+1, because 1 is used by Y.
We can't use 0 + 1, because we can't use 0...

Which means we can't use C=7.

The same logic applies to C=8. If C=8, Z = 4, and B+E has to equal 10
Can't use 5+5 for B+E, can't use 6+4 for B+E.
It's possible to use 7+3 for B+E, and in this case we then have to go to the hundreds digits.
If we're using 1,2,3,6,and 8 for the singles column as well as tens column, that means we would have to use 9 in the hundreds column.
This is impossible though, because if 9 is in the hundreds column then the answer would have to have four digits rather than three.
That same logic applies for the rest of the B+E answer choices if C+F (6) = 10+z

Therefore, the only possible choice left is C=3, which would make Z = 9.

A summary:
The "9" option has to be in either the tens or the single digit
C+6 < 10, otherwise, because we'd have to carry the 10 over, B+E would have to equal 10, and that's not possible without putting the 9 in the hundreds digit because if we use 9 for B or E, we'd have to use 1 for the other variable, which is impossible since 1 is already used by Y.

evangreen · Answer

I have a semi related question as to the digit "0" Many people are considering this as a possibility, but when I first read the question that they are all different POSITIVE single digits I excluded 0 from the options. It was my understanding that positive numbers are > 0 and that 0 is neither + or -.

Can someone shed light on this?

Can someone shed light on this?

aadikamagic · Answer

Hi Bunuel.

My understanding is:

From the first statement we have

a=2 f=6 y=1

Now with hit and trial, we have following two possible sets for rest of the integers

1. c=3 z=9 b/e=7/4 d=5 x=8

273 243
+546
---------
819

or 243
+576
----------
819

2. c=9 z=4 b/e=7/3 d=5 x=8

279
+536
-----------
815

or 239
+576
--------
815

Please tell me how option A is sufficient.

Bunuel · Answer

We are given that a, b, c, d, e, f, x, y, and z each represent   different   positive single digits

Babken37 · Answer

I think both together are sufficient. Z=9. Can you tell me why z should be something else. The numbers should be different. Where am I wrong ?

Bunuel · Answer

The statement f - c = 3 yields different values of z. For example f might be 7 and c might be 4. This would mean that z = 1. Alternatively, f might be 6 and c might be 3. This would mean that z = 9.

BillyZ · Answer

The problem states that all 9 single digits in the problem are different; in other words, there are no repeated digits.

(1) SUFFICIENT: Given 3a = f = 6y, the only possible value for y = 1.  Any greater value for y, such as y = 2, would make f greater than 9. Since y = 1, we know that f = 6 and a = 2.
We can now rewrite the problem as follows:

2 b c
+ d e 6 
x 1 z

In order to determine the possible values for z in this scenario, we need to rewrite the problem using place values as follows:
200 + 10b + c + 100d + 10e + 6 = 100x + 10 + z
This can be simplified as follows:
196 = 100(x – d) – 10(b + e) + 1(z – c)
Since our focus is on the units digit, notice that the units digit on the left side of the equation is 6 and the units digit on the right side of the equation is (z – c). 
Thus, we know that 6 = z – c.
Since z and c are single positive digits, let's list the possible solutions to this equation.

z = 9 and c = 3
z = 8 and c = 2
z = 7 and c = 1

However, the second and third solutions are NOT possible because the problem states that each digit in the problem is different. The second solution can be eliminated because c cannot be 2 (since a is already 2). The third solution can be eliminated because c cannot be 1 (since y is already 1). Thus, the only possible solution is the first one, and so z must equal 9.

(2) INSUFFICIENT: The statement f – c = 3 yields possible values of z. For example f might be 7 and c might be 4. This would mean that z = 1. Alternatively, f might be 6 and c might be 3. This would mean that z = 9.

The correct answer is A.

proveus · Answer

why z is not = 0, you can try 234+576 = 810 or z = 9 if c = 3 and f = 6

BrentGMATPrepNow · Answer

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