HOW TO FIND HOW MANY 6 DIGIT NUMBERS CAN BE FORMED WITH THE GIVEN DIGITS

(i) How many distinct 6-digit numbers are there?

In order to construct 6 digit number, let us write 6 dashes

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Number of ways to fill those 6 places  =  6!/2! 2!

  =  (6 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 1)/(2 ⋅ 1)(2 ⋅ 1)

  =  180 ways

(ii) How many of these 6-digit numbers are even ?

Since the required number is even, we have two options to fill the unit places (2 or 4)

Case (i) 

In case we use 2 in the unit place, we have 5 options (1, 1, 3, 3, 4)

number of ways  =  5!/2!2!  =  30

Case (ii) 

In case we use 4 in the unit place, we have 5 options (1, 1, 3, 3, 2)

number of ways  =  5!/2!2!  =  30

Total number of ways in (i) and (ii)  =  30 + 30  =  60 ways

(iii) How many of these 6-digit numbers are divisible by 4?

In the last two places, we have to use 12, 32 or 24.

Case (i)

Using 12 in the last two places.

If we use 12 to fill the last two places, then we will have 4 options(1, 3, 3, 4) to fill up the 4 places. 

Number of ways  =  (4!/2!) ⋅ 1 ⋅ 1

  =  12

Case (ii)

Using 32 in the last two places.

If we use 32 to fill the last two places, then we will have 4 options(1, 1, 3, 4) to fill up the 4 places. 

Number of ways  =  (4!/2!) ⋅ 1 ⋅ 1

  =  12

Case (iii)

Using 24 in the last two places.

If we use 24 to fill the last two places, then we will have 4 options(1, 1, 3, 3) to fill up the 4 places. 

Number of ways  =  (4!/2!2!) ⋅ 1 ⋅ 1

  =  6

Hence the required number of ways  =  12 + 12 + 6

  =  30

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