Four digits are selected from the set {1,2,3,4,5} to form a 4-digit number. Find the sum of all possible permutations.
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Smallest correct solution -
As the mean digit in each column is 3, each number is 3333, on average. Hence the sum is 120 * 3333 = 399,960.
T h e s u m o f p e r m u t a t i o n s o f a l l 4 d i g i t n o . s u s i n g d i g i t s 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 = [ 1 1 1 1 × 6 × ( 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ) ] = 6 6 6 6 0
s i m i l a r l y s u m o f p e r m u t a t i o n s u s i n g 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 = [ 1 1 1 1 × 6 × ( 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 ) ] = 7 3 3 2 6
… … … u s i n g 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 = [ 1 1 1 1 × 6 × ( 1 + 2 + 4 + 5 ) ] = 7 9 9 9 2
… … … u s i n g 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 = [ 1 1 1 1 × 6 × ( 1 + 3 + 4 + 5 ) ] = 8 6 6 5 8
… … … u s i n g 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 = [ 1 1 1 1 × 6 × ( 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 ) ] = 9 3 3 2 4
t h e r e f o r e t o t a l s u m o f a l l p e r m u t a t i o n s = 3 9 9 9 6 0
Let N=abcd=1000a+100b+10c+d
(I am using £ as summation sign)
£N=1000£a + 100£b + 10£c + £d
£d = sum of all last digits in all permutations= 4P3(1+2+3+4+5)= 360
Similarly £a=£b=£c=360
£N=360(1000+100+10+1)=399960
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The possible permutations are 120 ... and there are 5 numbers and 4 places...So every number will repeat 24 times in each place ( units place , tens place , etc ) ... Now we can sum each place like [ 24 ( 1+2+3+4+5) ] and add the rest to the other place until we have the complete number and it will be 399960 Sorry For bad language :)