document.write( "Question 743389: use each of the digits 4,5,6,7,8 once to create an even number whose tens digit and hundredsndigit add to 12 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #452865 by Edwin McCravy(20060)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "There are 2! ways to put the 5 and 7 in 3rd and 4th places.\r\n" ); document.write( "That leaves 3 even digits to put in the other 3 places.\r\n" ); document.write( "That can be done in 3! ways.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So the number of ways to put 5 and 7 in 3rd and 4th places is 2!3!\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "There are 2!=2 ways to put the 4 and 8 in 3rd and 4th places.\r\n" ); document.write( "Then the 6 must go 5th. That's 1! way \r\n" ); document.write( "That leaves the 5 and 7 to go in front in 2! ways\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So the number of ways to put 4 and 8 in those places is 2!1!2!\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So the total number of ways is 2!3!+2!1!2! = 2*6+2*1*2 = 12+4 = 16 ways.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Here are all 16 ways:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " 1. 46578\r\n" ); document.write( " 2. 46758\r\n" ); document.write( " 3. 48576\r\n" ); document.write( " 4. 48756\r\n" ); document.write( " 5. 57486\r\n" ); document.write( " 6. 57846\r\n" ); document.write( " 7. 64578\r\n" ); document.write( " 8. 64758\r\n" ); document.write( " 9. 68574\r\n" ); document.write( "10. 68754\r\n" ); document.write( "11. 75486\r\n" ); document.write( "12. 75846\r\n" ); document.write( "13. 84576\r\n" ); document.write( "14. 84756\r\n" ); document.write( "15. 86574\r\n" ); document.write( "16. 86754\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |