Correct Option
To determine the number of integers from 700 to 1000 whose digits sum to 10, a systematic enumeration is required:
- For integers in the 700s (i.e., of the form 7xy, where x and y are digits):
- The condition is 7 + x + y = 10, which simplifies to x + y = 3.
- Possible pairs (x, y) are (0, 3), (1, 2), (2, 1), and (3, 0).
- This yields the integers: 703, 712, 721, 730. (4 integers)
- For integers in the 800s (i.e., of the form 8xy):
- The condition is 8 + x + y = 10, which simplifies to x + y = 2.
- Possible pairs (x, y) are (0, 2), (1, 1), and (2, 0).
- This yields the integers: 802, 811, 820. (3 integers)
- For integers in the 900s (i.e., of the form 9xy):
- The condition is 9 + x + y = 10, which simplifies to x + y = 1.
- Possible pairs (x, y) are (0, 1) and (1, 0).
- This yields the integers: 901, 910. (2 integers)
- The integer 1000 has a sum of digits 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1, which does not equal 10.
Summing the counts from each range (4 + 3 + 2) results in a total of 9 integers.
Incorrect Options
Options 1 (6), 2 (7), and 3 (8) are incorrect because the exhaustive count of integers between 700 and 1000 (inclusive of 700, up to 999) whose digits sum to 10 is 9, as demonstrated by the detailed enumeration.