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jmc

prealgebra senior

Problem

Bekah has four brass house number digits: 2, 3, 5 and 7, and only has one of each number. How many distinct numbers can she form using one or more of the digits?
Solution
We have four cases to consider:

Case 1: When there is only one digit, we have 4 choices.

Case 2: When there are two digits, we have 4 choices for the first digit and 3 choices for the second digit. So a total of choices.

Case 3: When there are three digits, we have 4 choices for the first digit, 3 choices for the second digit, and 2 choices for the third digit, so a total of choices.

Case 4: When there are four digits, we have 4 choices for the first digit, 3 choices for the second digit, 2 choices for the third digit, and 1 choice for the last digit. So a total of choices.

Sum the four cases up, we have a total of numbers.
Final answer
64