Using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 5, how many 4 digit numbers

brucejin

New member
Joined
Aug 23, 2009
Messages
40
Using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 5, how many 4 digit numbers can be formed if

a) The first digit must be 1 and repetition of the digits is allowed?

b) The first digit must be 1 and repetition of the digits is not allowed?

My thinking:

a) chose 1 then 2,3,5 can have 3^3 ways to form numbers. The answer is 27


b) chose 1 then 2,3,5 can have 3! ways to form numbers without repeating numbers. The answer is 6.

Am I right?
 
brucejin said:
a) chose 1 then 2,3,5 can have 3^3 ways to form numbers. The answer is 27 I think that it's 4^3 because their are four choices for each of the last three digits.

b) chose 1 then 2,3,5 can have 3! ways to form numbers without repeating numbers. The answer is 6. This looks right.
 
Top