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605-655
Combinations
Consider a credit card number consisting of 6 digits (ranging from 1 to 9). The first two digits are 15 in that sequence, the third digit must be greater than 5, the fourth digit needs to be a multiple of 3, and the fifth digit is twice the sixth digit. How many unique credit card numbers can be formed?
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36
48
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C
60
D
90
E
64
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A credit card number consists of 6 digits (from 1 to 9). The first two digits are fixed as 15. The third digit can be 6, 7, 8, or 9, giving us 4 options. The fourth digit, being a multiple of 3, can be 3, 6, or 9, providing 3 choices. The fifth digit is twice the sixth…
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SriMay 4, 2025
good question
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VasistApr 16, 2024
thanks!
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SandraJan 21, 2025
Good question
What this question tests
What it tests
Whether you can count arrangements and selections correctly — permutations vs. combinations.
Common trap
Overcounting: treating a selection as ordered when order does not matter, or forgetting to divide by duplicates.
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605-655
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PS
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