(i) The digits of the number 1 244 687 can be rearranged to give many different 7-digit numbers. How many of these 7-digit numbers are even?
(ii) How many different numbers between 20 000 and 30 000 can be formed using 5 different digits from the digits 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8?
Solution
(i) To find the number of even 7-digit numbers, we need to consider the possible even digits that can be at the end of the number: 2, 4, 6, and 8.
For numbers ending in 2, 6, or 8, the remaining 6 digits can be arranged in \(\frac{6!}{2!} = 360\) ways (since there are two '4's).
For numbers ending in 4, the remaining 6 digits can be arranged in \(6! = 720\) ways.
Total even numbers = \(3 \times 360 + 720 = 1800\).
(ii) To form numbers between 20,000 and 30,000, the first digit must be 2. The remaining 4 digits can be chosen from 1, 4, 6, 7, 8.
The number of ways to choose and arrange these 4 digits is \(5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 = 120\).
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