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Part of 1993 Swedish Mathematical Competition

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x is divisible by 9 if sums of the digits of x and of 3x are the same

Source: 1993 Swedish Mathematical Competition p1

4/2/2021
An integer xx has the property that the sums of the digits of xx and of 3x3x are the same. Prove that xx is divisible by 99.
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