QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Maths

Prelims 2023

What is the sum of all digits which appear in all the integers from 10 to 100 ?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

We have to find the sum of all the digits of the numbers from 10 to 100.

Let's leave aside 100 for now. We are left with 9 sets of 10 numbers each.

10, 11, ..... 19 20, 21, ..... 29 90, 91, ..... 99

Counting Units Digits: Sum of unit digits of each of these 9 sets = 0+1+2+....+9=9×10/2=450 +1 +2 + .... + 9 = 9 \times 10 / 2 = 45

[ Sum of first n natural numbers = n(n+1)/2n (n + 1) / 2 ]

So, sum of all the unit digits of the 9 sets = 45×9=40545 \times 9 = 405

Counting Tens Digits: Let's count the tens digits of 10, 20, 30 ..., 90, and then 11, 21, 31, ..., 91, and so on.

Sum of tens digits of 10, 20, 30 ..., 90 = 1+2+3+....+9=9×10/2=451 + 2 + 3 + .... + 9 = 9 \times 10 / 2 = 45

So, sum of all the tens digits = 45×10=45045 \times 10 = 450

So, the sum of all the digits of the numbers from 10 to 100 = 405+450+1=856405 + 450 + 1 = 856

Hence, option (B) is correct.

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