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# Sequence and fraction | AIME I, 2000 | Question 10

Try this beautiful problem from the American Invitational Mathematics Examination, AIME, 2000 based on Sequence and fraction.

Try this beautiful problem from the American Invitational Mathematics Examination, AIME, 2000 based on Sequence and fraction.

## Sequence and fraction – AIME I, 2000

A sequence of numbers $x_1,x_2,….,x_{100}$ has the property that, for every integer k between 1 and 100, inclusive, the number $x_k$ is k less than the sum of the other 99 numbers, given that $x_{50}=\frac{m}{n}$, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers, find m+n.

• is 107
• is 173
• is 840
• cannot be determined from the given information

### Key Concepts

Equation

Algebra

Integers

AIME I, 2000, Question 10

Elementary Number Theory by Sierpinsky

## Try with Hints

Let S be the sum of the sequence $x_k$

given that $x_k=S-x_k-k$ for any k

$100S-2(x_1+x_2+….+x_{100})=1+2+….+100$

$\Rightarrow 100S-2S=\frac{100 \times 101}{2}=5050$

$\Rightarrow S=\frac{2525}{49}$

for $k=50, 2x_{50}=\frac{2525}{49}-50=\frac{75}{49}$

$\Rightarrow x_{50}=\frac{75}{98}$

$\Rightarrow m+n$=75+98

=173.