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counting and probability senior

Problem

How many even three-digit integers have the property that their digits, read left to right, are in strictly increasing order (each digit is greater than the previous digit)?
Solution
Let the integer have digits , , and , read left to right. Because , none of the digits can be zero and cannot be 2. If , then and must each be chosen from the digits 1, 2, and 3. Therefore there are choices for and , and for each choice there is one acceptable order. Similarly, for and there are, respectively, and choices for and . Thus there are altogether such integers.
Final answer
34