2020 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 7
Problem 7
How many integers between 
and 
have four distinct digits arranged in increasing order? (For example, 
is one integer.)
Solution 1
First, observe that the second digit of the four digit number cannot be a 
or a 
because the digits must be distinct and increasing. The second digit also cannot be a 
because the number must be less than . Thus, the second digit must b3 
and our number has the form 
. If we place a in the third digit then there are 5 ways to select the last digit, namely 
. If we place a 
in the third digit, there are 4 ways to select the last digit. Similarly, if the third digit is , there are 2 ways to select the last digit, etc. Thus, it follows that the total number of valid numbers is 
.
~jmansuri
See also
| 2020 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 | |
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The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions. 
The thousands place (first digit) has to be a 2 (2020-2400).
Since the thousands digit is 2, the next digit must be a 3 (not 4 or onwards because that will go over the range given).
The next digit has to be from 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8. For each of the cases, you get a total of 15 possibilities, which gives you the answer C.
~itsmemasterS
