2020 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 7
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Problem
How many integers between 
and 
have four distinct digits arranged in increasing order? (For example, 
is one integer.)
Solution 1
Firstly, observe that the second digit of such a number cannot be 
or 
, because the digits must be distinct and increasing. The second digit also cannot be 
as the number must be less than , so it must be 
. It remains to choose the latter two digits, which must be distinct digits from 
. That can be done in 
ways; there is then only way to order the digits, namely in increasing order. This means the answer is 
.
Solution 2 (without using the "choose" function)
As in Solution 1, we find that the first two digits must be 
, and the third digit must be at least . If it is , then there are 
choices for the last digit, namely , 
, 
, 
, or 
. Similarly, if the third digit is , there are choices for the last digit, namely , , , and ; if , there are choices; if , there are choices; and if , there is choice. It follows that the total number of such integers is 
.
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