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Therefore, the answer is <math>48+36=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 84}</math> | Therefore, the answer is <math>48+36=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 84}</math> | ||
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+ | ==Unofficial Alternate Solution== | ||
+ | We make four cases based off where the multiple of <math>5</math> is. | ||
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+ | Case 1: The first digit can't be <math>0</math>, so it must be <math>5</math>. There are <math>4\cdot3</math> to choose the other | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AMC8 box|year=2011|num-b=22|num-a=24}} | {{AMC8 box|year=2011|num-b=22|num-a=24}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} |
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How many 4-digit positive integers have four different digits, where the leading digit is not zero, the integer is a multiple of 5, and 5 is the largest digit?
Solution
We can separate this into two cases. If an integer is a multiple of the last digit must be either
or
Case 1: The last digit is The leading digit can be
or
Because the second digit can be
but not the leading digit, there are also
choices. The third digit cannot be the leading digit or the second digit, so there are
choices. The number of integers is this case is
Case 2: The last digit is Because
is the largest digit, one of the remaining three digits must be
There are
ways to choose which digit should be
The remaining digits can be
or
but since they have to be different there are
ways to choose. The number of integers in this case is
Therefore, the answer is
Unofficial Alternate Solution
We make four cases based off where the multiple of is.
Case 1: The first digit can't be , so it must be
. There are
to choose the other
See Also
2011 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 22 |
Followed by Problem 24 | |
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