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==Problem==
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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?
 
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?
  
 
<math> \textbf{(A) }24\qquad\textbf{(B) }48\qquad\textbf{(C) }60\qquad\textbf{(D) }84\qquad\textbf{(E) }108 </math>
 
<math> \textbf{(A) }24\qquad\textbf{(B) }48\qquad\textbf{(C) }60\qquad\textbf{(D) }84\qquad\textbf{(E) }108 </math>
  
==Solution==
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==Solution 1==
 
We can separate this into two cases. If an integer is a multiple of <math>5,</math> the last digit must be either <math>0</math> or <math>5.</math>
 
We can separate this into two cases. If an integer is a multiple of <math>5,</math> the last digit must be either <math>0</math> or <math>5.</math>
  
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Case 2: The last digit is <math>0.</math> Because <math>5</math> is the largest digit, one of the remaining three digits must be <math>5.</math> There are <math>3</math> ways to choose which digit should be <math>5.</math> The remaining digits can be <math>1,2,3,</math> or <math>4,</math> but since they have to be different there are <math>4\cdot3</math> ways to choose. The number of integers in this case is <math>1\cdot3\cdot4\cdot3=36.</math>
 
Case 2: The last digit is <math>0.</math> Because <math>5</math> is the largest digit, one of the remaining three digits must be <math>5.</math> There are <math>3</math> ways to choose which digit should be <math>5.</math> The remaining digits can be <math>1,2,3,</math> or <math>4,</math> but since they have to be different there are <math>4\cdot3</math> ways to choose. The number of integers in this case is <math>1\cdot3\cdot4\cdot3=36.</math>
  
Therefore, the answer is <math>48+36=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 84}</math>
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Therefore, the answer is <math>48+36=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 84}</math>.
 
 
==Unofficial Alternate Solution==
 
We make four cases based off where the multiple of <math>5</math> is.
 
  
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
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/OOdK-nOzaII?t=48
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2011|num-b=22|num-a=24}}
 
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 15 July 2024

Problem

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?

$\textbf{(A) }24\qquad\textbf{(B) }48\qquad\textbf{(C) }60\qquad\textbf{(D) }84\qquad\textbf{(E) }108$

Solution 1

We can separate this into two cases. If an integer is a multiple of $5,$ the last digit must be either $0$ or $5.$

Case 1: The last digit is $5.$ The leading digit can be $1,2,3,$ or $4.$ Because the second digit can be $0$ but not the leading digit, there are also $4$ choices. The third digit cannot be the leading digit or the second digit, so there are $3$ choices. The number of integers is this case is $4\cdot4\cdot3\cdot1=48.$

Case 2: The last digit is $0.$ Because $5$ is the largest digit, one of the remaining three digits must be $5.$ There are $3$ ways to choose which digit should be $5.$ The remaining digits can be $1,2,3,$ or $4,$ but since they have to be different there are $4\cdot3$ ways to choose. The number of integers in this case is $1\cdot3\cdot4\cdot3=36.$

Therefore, the answer is $48+36=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 84}$.

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/OOdK-nOzaII?t=48

See Also

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