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Riddle me this. A New Hotel containing 100 rooms. Tom was Hired to paint the numbers from 1-100 on the doors. How many times will Tom have to paint the number 8?

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User Denesha
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From1-100, the numbers that contain eight include;
8
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
98
So, tom would have to paint the number "8", 19 times.
User Nirmal Shah
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Answer:

20 times

Explanation:

8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 98

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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