HarDeep Gautam

CAT Preparation Community 10y ago

If a7! + b8! + c9! + d10! = x, where a, b, c and d are natural numbers that are not multiples of 10, then how many distinct values of unit’s digit of x are possible?

5

ChidambaranathanFaculty 9y ago

Hi Hardeep,

It is not clear in the question whether a7! represents a*7! or a7! (like 17! or 27!)

Since the question is a bit ambiguous, we will solve considering both possibilities.

5! is 120.Any factorial greater than that of 5 will end in 0 for sure.

Hence, all the 4 terms must end in 0. The unit digit of X will also be 0. Only 1 distinct value is possible.

You can read about Number system for CAT here.


Suri GangulaFaculty 9y ago

Download Number Systems formulas will cover Factorials topic also. 

Digant Pandey 10y ago

1. it would be o.

HarDeep Gautam 10y ago

the answer is 9

Nikita Rathi 9y ago

How is it 9? Can you please tell me?

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