SOLUTION: The total number of subtractions that result in 11111 remaining after a four-digit number� has been subtracted from a five-digit 1 through 9 have all been used is

Question 1084278: The total number of subtractions that result in 11111 remaining after a four-digit number� has been subtracted from a five-digit 1 through 9 have all been used is
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The five digit number is
and the four digit number is
We have:
b-f = 1
c-g = 1
d-h = 1
e-j = 1
and a = 1
Each digit of the 5-digit number is one more than the corresponding digit in the 4-digit number, and the "1" is fixed at the start of the 5-digit number.

Since all the digits 1�9 are used, the numbers must make use of the digits:

13579 and 2468, respectively
The "1" is fixed, but the 3,5,7, and 9 can be arranged in any order (that's 4! ways = 24 ways), and the 2,4,6,8 are simply re-arranged to follow along (placing 2 below 3, 6 below 7, etc., in the subtraction).
So subtractions of a 4-digit number from a 5-digit number exist, where 1�9 are all used.
While I have not proved it rigorously, no other arrangements will give you 11111.
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A few examples:

13579
-2468

19753
-8642

19375
-8264

etc.

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