John has been hired to paint the numbers 1 through 100 on 100 apartments.

How many times with he have to paint 8?
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3 Responses on

Emilee Baldwin says:

If the answer is 20, why are there only 19 numbers listed in the answer?

Krissy says:

Wouldn’t it be 2000 since he’s writing 1-100 on 100 buildings, it never specified that each building had just one number on it.

Desi Boy says:

@Emilee Baldwin
Because in 88 there are two 8s.

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