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Problem
All of David's telephone numbers have the form 
, where 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, and 
are distinct digits and in increasing order, and none is either 
or 
. How many different telephone numbers can David have?
Solution
The only digits available to use in the phone number are 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, and 
. There are only spots left among the numbers, so we need to find the number of ways to choose numbers from . The answer is just 
Alternatively, we could just choose out of the numbers to not be used. There are obviously 
ways to do so.
See Also
| 2005 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 17 |
Followed by Problem 19 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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