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Delete the digit!

Source: Canada 1970, Problem 4

May 14, 2006

Problem Statement

a) Find all positive integers with initial digit 6 such that the integer formed by deleting 6 is 1/251/25 of the original integer. b) Show that there is no integer such that the deletion of the first digit produces a result that is 1/351/35 of the original integer.