A Self-Describing Number

Algebra Level 1

Can you find a seven-digit number that describes itself? The first digit is the number of zeros in the number. The second digit is the number of ones in the number, etc.

For example, in the number 21200, there are 2 zeros, 1 one, 2 twos, 0 threes and 0 fours.

none 725000 3211000 321000

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38 solutions

Nick De Ruyck
Jan 20, 2014

The sum of the numbers is 7. When 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 7 It is the only possible ans.

Now there cant be 6 x 0 Because then there would be 1 x 6 and 2 x 1 and 1 x 2. Even so there cant be 5 x 0 Because then there would be 1 x 5 and 2 x 1 and 1 x 2. Even so there cant be 4 x 0 Because then there would be 1 x 4 and 2 x 1 and 1 x 2, but then we only have 3 x 0. Once again, the sum must be 7! And we have only 7 places to be filled. So there must me 3 x 0 and 1 x 3. When there is 1 x 3, there must be at least 1 x 1, so it is 2 x 1 and 1 x 2. Of course there is 0 x 4, 0 x 5 and 0 x 6.

oh i got it!!! it's very simple i just don't get the problem .. haha

Jolina Malicdem - 7 years, 4 months ago

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you are right

Muhammad Sharif - 7 years, 4 months ago

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oh yeah..

Jolina Malicdem - 7 years, 4 months ago

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@Jolina Malicdem 6000000 is also a valid solution!!!!! 6= no. of zeros 0=number of ones 0=number of twos and so on( there are no other numbers so zero is valid !)

Akshaan Mazumdar - 7 years, 4 months ago

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@Akshaan Mazumdar 6000000 is not a valid solution because there is 1 of the number 6 and the last digit describes the number of 6's

Tan Li Xuan - 7 years, 4 months ago

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@Tan Li Xuan The problem "Can you find a seven-digit number that describes itself? The first digit is the number of zeros in the number. The second digit is the number of ones in the number, etc. " It means that the 3rd digit is the number of twos, the fourth digit is the number of threes, the fifth digit is the number of fours, the sixth digit is the number of fives and the last digit is the number of six...

Christian Daryl Herrera - 7 years, 3 months ago

@Tan Li Xuan what a mind!!!!!!!!!!!

Harsh Shrivastava - 7 years, 4 months ago

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Divesh Kumar Bhatt - 7 years, 4 months ago

but the exercise dont have any 4....

Ignacio Wang - 7 years, 4 months ago

3211000 is only the seven digit number present in options...

iqra sardar - 7 years, 4 months ago

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how did u got this idea

Raja Kuntumalla - 7 years, 3 months ago

Whoever wrote this problem should have given 2 plausible other answers!

Tim Hoermann - 7 years, 3 months ago

it was very easy

Deepak Pradhan - 7 years, 4 months ago

its easy

Lerwin Mandani - 7 years, 4 months ago

IS IT 771100?

HK Sid - 7 years, 4 months ago

amazing :D

Tintin Antonio - 7 years, 4 months ago

u r right

Ayesha Khan - 7 years, 4 months ago

yes i got it now

Man Sour - 7 years, 4 months ago

r u right

hemant kumar - 7 years, 4 months ago

it's very simple by seeing the Answer i got it.

Badal Panigrahi - 7 years, 4 months ago

is 320011, 2300111 also possible answers..?

Sreeraj Gr - 7 years, 4 months ago

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No, coz there is no 4, 5, 6 in 2300111 and 320011 is a 6digit number first of all..both ur choices are wrong..

Adarsh Bandi - 7 years, 4 months ago

i didn't get the exactly what problem is telling ... but it is realy easy...

Ravi Kesharwani - 7 years, 4 months ago

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Divesh Kumar Bhatt - 7 years, 4 months ago

it's so easy

Chöçö Sunny - 7 years, 4 months ago

I DONE ITS VERY EASY

ARSLAN RANA - 7 years, 4 months ago

the problem became easy because of the example. Otherwise, it would have been a little time consuming.

Sarthak Mahajan - 7 years, 4 months ago

the choices just gave it a way...

Ralph Enciso - 7 years, 4 months ago

i Agree with this solution co'z

The sum of the numbers is 7. When 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 7 It is the only possible ans.

Now there cant be 6 x 0 Because then there would be 1 x 6 and 2 x 1 and 1 x 2. Even so there cant be 5 x 0 Because then there would be 1 x 5 and 2 x 1 and 1 x 2. Even so there cant be 4 x 0 Because then there would be 1 x 4 and 2 x 1 and 1 x 2, but then we only have 3 x 0. Once again, the sum must be 7! And we have only 7 places to be filled. So there must me 3 x 0 and 1 x 3. When there is 1 x 3, there must be at least 1 x 1, so it is 2 x 1 and 1 x 2. Of course there is 0 x 4, 0 x 5 and 0 x 6.

AldwiNjohn SaLvador - 7 years, 4 months ago

6000000 is also a valid solution!!!!! 6= no. of zeros 0=number of ones 0=number of twos and so on( there are no other numbers so zero is valid !)

Akshaan Mazumdar - 7 years, 4 months ago

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This isn't possible, there would have to have been a 1 at the 6th digit. This would make 8 digits. 5000010 would work though.

Tim Hoermann - 7 years, 3 months ago

6000000 is also a valid solution!!!!! 6= no. of zeros 0=number of ones 0=number of twos and so on( there are no other numbers so zero is valid !)

Akshaan Mazumdar - 7 years, 4 months ago

i can't get the answer and the question please any help

Mohamed hamed - 7 years, 4 months ago

the easiest.!!

Sathya Krish - 7 years, 4 months ago

3211000 is only the seven digit number present in options

M SAJID IQBAL - 7 years, 4 months ago

Ok. That's good.

RANA PADI - 7 years, 4 months ago
Nicholas Wei
Jan 21, 2014

The only seven digit number is 3211000. Therefore, that has to be the answer.

Sidenote to the maker of the question: A bit obvious ah....

I also think so,because what I did was to look at the choices; the answer that agrees to the problem.

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Divesh Kumar Bhatt - 7 years, 4 months ago
Rashid Adeel
Jan 21, 2014

3 on his head =3 and 2 big legs = 2 and 2 small legs = 11 and three zeros of white, yellow and pink colors.

Prasoon Verma
Jan 21, 2014

the first digit is 3 and no.of zeros are also three second digit is 2 and no of one are also 2. two options contain only 6 digits so no way to chose it

Abdul Hadi
Aug 1, 2014

The only answer with 7 digits :) 3211000

Tirthankar Ghosh
Mar 31, 2014

The only possible answer is 3211000 as it is only 7-digit number available and it meets the given requirements.

Ramji Varadarajan
Mar 17, 2014

In the figure, there are 3 ears at the very top on the head of the dragon, it has 2 pairs of legs, but only 1 eye and 1 mouth respectively. Also, since it has no three (0), four(0) or five(0) similar/pair of body parts in the dragon. Hence it describes the 7-digit number 3211000

3 ceros, dos unos, un tres, un dos, cero cuatros, cincos y seis

Raja Mogulluri
Feb 7, 2014

no of zeros 3 so 1st digit noof 1s =2 sosecond digitthen no 3211000

Just find a answer that shown SEVEN digit (^.^)

Hardik Gala
Jan 27, 2014

3 on head, 2 hands, 1 pair of leg and no other number

Robert Fritz
Jan 26, 2014

I can see why this is a level 1. All that was needed to do was compare the answer choices to the description. Two out of four of the choices, weren't even a possibility after the first describing sentence.

Jason Yao
Jan 25, 2014

There was only one 7-digit number (3211000) so you test it and it is right.

Mehwish Syeda
Jan 25, 2014

3 zeros,2 ones,1 threes,1 twos,0 fours ,0 fives,0 sixes

321000

Jonathan Ada - 7 years, 4 months ago
  • Let the number we need to find to be F = abcdefg ( 0<=b,c,d,e,f,g<=6; 1<=a<=6)
  • if e >=1, we need to fill 1 of 5 at least in other place and the number 4 must exist in F. Then, we need to fill 5 of numbers (h belongs to {0,1,2,3,4,6}) and fill 4 of numbers (t belongs to {0,1,2,3,4,6}{h}) => the number of digits we need to fill 1+1+5+4 =11 at least. (Eliminated)
  • => e=0;

  • f,g is similar to e. (f=g=0)

  • => F = abcd000 => ( 0<= b,c,d<=3; 1<=a<=3)
  • F has 3 of 0s at least => a>=3 => a= 3;
  • F = 3bcd000 (0<=b,c<=3, 1<= d<=3)
  • if d=2 => b =3 or c=3 and we don't have enough of the number of places to fill.
  • => d=1.
  • F= 3bc1000 (0<=c<=2, 1<=b<=2 coz we exactly have one of three, and at least one of one)
  • if b=1, we have 2 of 1s but b=1 (eliminated)
  • => b =2;
  • F= 32c1000 => F=321000.
Anas Moiz Hashmi
Jan 23, 2014

3211000 is the answer

3 zeros, 2 ones, 1 two, 1 three, 4 zeros, 5 zeros, 6 zeros

Syed Faiq Bukhari
Jan 23, 2014

It is easy the question says that the first digit is the number of zeros so in 3211000 the first digit is 3 and there are also 3 zeros and the 2nd digit is 2 which shows the number of 1 and there are 2 one

Ahsan Galib
Jan 23, 2014

easy one

Dipak Mondal
Jan 22, 2014

a seven digit no. will be total sum of 7

Amy Watkins
Jan 22, 2014

Their are 3 0's, 2 1's, one 2 and one 3 and then no other numbers so therefore 0

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Walter Müller
Jan 22, 2014

4100100

there are 2 one's in the number

Jitesh Mittal - 7 years, 4 months ago
Eshita Ghosh
Jan 22, 2014

3211000

Raghu Sush
Jan 21, 2014

3211000

3 number of 0's, 2 number of 1's, 1 number of 2, 1 number of 3, 0 number of 4, 0 number of 5 and 0 number of 6

3 zeros, 2 ones, 1 two and 1 three.

3211000

yes just like me

Ali Amr - 7 years, 4 months ago
Mohamed Jalloh
Jan 21, 2014

first of all its the only one with seven digits and secondly the description is very explanatory.

Nasir Cheema
Jan 21, 2014

Three 0's, two 1's, one 2, one 3

Anthony Sazama
Jan 21, 2014

One answer is only 6 numbers, none isn't right (duh), and the one with the 7 isn't right because you would have to have 6 other 7's. PROCESS OF ELIMINATION!!!

Kushal Reddy D
Jan 21, 2014

As the question is said.......the only option matching is option c...

Israr Khan
Jan 21, 2014

3211000

LadyLee Redosendo
Jan 21, 2014

I simply count if how many digit are there in each choices. There is only one answer that has 7 digit (3211000) and that was my choice because the Question itself is asking for seven digit number.

Thamara Me
Jan 20, 2014

as per the problem, the 3211000 contains three zeros,so the first digit must be 3 like that, it contains two 1's, so the second digit must be 2. other options not follow this condition.

in the number 321100, there are 3 zeros, 2 one, 1 twos, 1 threes, 0 fours and 0 fives

3211000* and 0 sixes*

Nick De Ruyck - 7 years, 4 months ago
Nur Azizah
Jan 20, 2014

3211000 Because 3 zeros, 2 one , 1 two, 1 three, 0 four, 0 five

Daniel Brown
Jan 20, 2014

There was only one choice with 7 digits

Syed Atif Alam
Jan 20, 2014

3211000

King Choudhary
Jan 20, 2014

in the number 3211000, there are 3 zeroes, 2 one, 1 two,

In the number 3211000, you have 3 in zeroth position, which means you should have 3 zeroes in your solution. so I added 3 zeroes at the end why, because I can avoid adding 4, 5 and 6 in my number. now I need to fill only first second and third positions. I add 2 in the first position which means I should have 2 ones in that number so I added 1 in the second position and third position.

Now, if you look at the number 3211000 , I have 3 zeroes 2 ones 1 two 1 three 0 four 0 five and 0 six......Hope you understand

Pramesh S - 7 years, 4 months ago

nice

Amir Khan - 7 years, 4 months ago

... and 1 three

Nick De Ruyck - 7 years, 4 months ago

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