document.write( "Question 1173343: From the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9, four different numbers are selected to form a four-digit number.
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document.write( "(a)  9 options for the most-left digit;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     8 remaining options for the next digit;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     7 remaining options for the next digit;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     6 options for the last digit.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     In all, there are  9*8*7*6 =  3024  such numbers.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  \" Less than 2000 \"  means that the first digit is 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Then there are 8 remaining options for the next digit;\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    7 remaining options for the next digit;\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    6 remaining options for the last digit.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     In all, there are  8*7*6 =  336  such numbers.       ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "(c)  The last digit (\"ones\" digit) is any of four even digits 2, 4, 6 8, giving 4 options\r\n" );
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document.write( "     The \"tens\" digit is any of 8 remaining digits, giving 8 options;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     The \"hundreds\" digit is any of 7 remaining digits, giving 7 options;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     The \"thousands\" digit is any of 6 remaining digits, giving 6 options.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     In all, the number of options is  4*8*7*6 = 1344,  giving  1344 possible numbers.\r\n" );
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