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COMEDK · Maths · 4. Permutation Combination

How many numbers greater than 40000 can be formed from the digits \(2,4,5,5,7\) ?

  1. A 12
  2. B 24
  3. C 36
  4. D 48
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(D) 48

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The given digits are \(2, 4, 5, 5, 7\). We need to form 5-digit numbers greater than \(40000\). A 5-digit number is greater than \(40000\) if its first digit is \(4, 5,\) or \(7\). Case 1: The first digit is \(4\). The remaining digits are \(2, 5, 5, 7\). The number of ways to…