2004 AMC 8 Problem 2

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2.

How many different four-digit numbers can be formed by rearranging the four digits in 2004?2004?
44
66
1616
2424
8181
Answer: B
Concepts:multiset permutationsarrangements with restrictions
Small hint:
A four-digit number cannot start with 0.0.
Big hint:
Choose which nonzero digit comes first, then place the other nonzero digit.
Solution:
Note that there are 22 non-zero digits that could be the thousands digit.
After choosing that, we need to arrange the other 33 digits. There are 33 spots for the other non-zero digit.
This gives us 2⋅3=62 \cdot 3 = 6 possible numbers.
Thus, B is the correct answer.
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