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JEE Mathematics 2025 Question with Solution

The number of 33-digit numbers, that are divisible by 22 and 33, but not divisible by 44 and 99, is.

Answer

Correct answer:125

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given: We need the number of 33-digit numbers divisible by 22 and 33, but not divisible by 44 and 99.

Find: The required count.

A number divisible by 22 and 33 is divisible by 66.

The first 33-digit multiple of 66 is 102102 and the last is 996996.

So the total number of 33-digit numbers divisible by 66 is

9961026+1\frac{996-102}{6}+1 =8946+1= \frac{894}{6}+1 =149+1=150= 149+1 = 150

Now count those divisible by 3636. Since 3636 is divisible by both 44 and 99, these are excluded in the extracted solution.

The first 33-digit multiple of 3636 is 108108 and the last is 972972.

Hence the number of 33-digit multiples of 3636 is

97210836+1\frac{972-108}{36}+1 =86436+1= \frac{864}{36}+1 =24+1=25= 24+1 = 25

Therefore, the required number is

15025=125150-25=125

So, the required number of 33-digit numbers is 125125.

Detailed Working and discrepancy note

Given: Count 33-digit numbers divisible by 22 and 33, but not divisible by 44 and 99.

Find: The required number.

One extracted approach notes that divisible by 22 and 33 means divisible by 66. Thus total eligible numbers before exclusion are the 33-digit multiples of 66:

102,108,114,,996102, 108, 114, \dots, 996

So their count is

9961026+1=150\frac{996-102}{6}+1 = 150

Another extracted approach applies inclusion-exclusion to numbers divisible by 66 and also divisible by 44 or 99:

  • divisible by 66 and 44 means divisible by 1212
  • divisible by 66 and 99 means divisible by 1818
  • divisible by all three means divisible by 3636

That gives

multiples of 12=75,\text{multiples of } 12 = 75, multiples of 18=50,\text{multiples of } 18 = 50, multiples of 36=25\text{multiples of } 36 = 25

Therefore,

150(75+5025)=50150-(75+50-25)=50

However, the solution itself concludes with the final boxed answer 125125, and the primary solution also concludes 125125 using the subtraction of multiples of 3636 only. Following the provided solution conclusion as instructed, the answer is taken as 125125.

Therefore, the final answer is 125125.

Common mistakes

  • Treating “not divisible by 44 and 99” as if it only excludes numbers divisible by both 44 and 99. This is stronger than the wording usually suggests. Check carefully whether exclusion is for either condition or only their common multiples.

  • Forgetting that divisibility by 22 and 33 together means divisibility by 66. Starting with separate counts for 22 and 33 can lead to unnecessary double-counting. First convert the condition to multiples of 66.

  • Using wrong first or last 33-digit multiples in an arithmetic progression count. The count formula works only after identifying the correct first and last valid terms. Always verify the endpoints before applying lad+1\frac{l-a}{d}+1.

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