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==Problem==
 
==Problem==
Call a positive integer \textit{monotonous} if it is a one-digit number or its digits, when read from left to right, form either a strictly increasing or a strictly decreasing sequence. For example, <math>3</math>, <math>23578</math>, and <math>987620</math> are monotonous, but <math>88</math>, <math>7434</math>, and <math>23557</math> are not. How many monotonous positive integers are there?
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Call a positive integer monotonous if it is a one-digit number or its digits, when read from left to right, form either a strictly increasing or a strictly decreasing sequence. For example, <math>3</math>, <math>23578</math>, and <math>987620</math> are monotonous, but <math>88</math>, <math>7434</math>, and <math>23557</math> are not. How many monotonous positive integers are there?
  
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1024\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1524\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1533\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1536\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2048</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1024\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1524\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1533\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1536\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2048</math>

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Problem

Call a positive integer monotonous if it is a one-digit number or its digits, when read from left to right, form either a strictly increasing or a strictly decreasing sequence. For example, $3$, $23578$, and $987620$ are monotonous, but $88$, $7434$, and $23557$ are not. How many monotonous positive integers are there?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1024\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1524\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1533\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1536\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2048$

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