sandy wrote:
What percent of the integers between 200 and 999, inclusive, end with the digits “03”?
(A) 1%
(B) 25
(C) 3%
(D) 4%
(E) 5%
A nice rule says:
the number of integers from x to y inclusive equals y - x + 1So, the number of integers from 200 to 999 inclusive = 999 - 200 + 1 =
800How many of those
800 integers end in "03"?
Well, we can quickly list them: 203, 303, 403, 503, 603, 703, 803, 903
There are
8 integers that end in "03"
8/
800 = 1/100 = 1%
Answer:
Cheers,
Brent