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The sum of all four-digit numbers that can be formed with the distinct non-zero digits a,b,c,a, b, c, and dd, with each digit appearing exactly once in every number, is 153310+n153310 + n, where nn is a single digit natural number. Then, the value of (a+b+c+d+n)(a + b + c + d + n) is

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✅ Correct Answer: 31

We need to find the sum of all four-digit numbers formed using four distinct non-zero digits a, b, c, and d, where each digit appears exactly once in every number.


Total number of 4-digit numbers possible = 4!=244! = 24 numbers

We have 4 choices for the first position, 3 remaining choices for the second position, 2 for the third, and 1 for the last position. So: 4×3×2×1=244 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 = 24.


Since we're forming ALL possible arrangements, each digit will appear an equal number of times in each position.

Each digit appears in each position exactly 24÷4=624 \div 4 = 6 times.

Out of 24 numbers, digit 'a' will be in the thousands place 6 times, hundreds place 6 times, tens place 6 times, and units place 6 times. Same for b, c, and d.


For any digit x, its total contribution across all 24 numbers is:

6 times in thousands place: 6×x×1000=6000x6 \times x \times 1000 = 6000x

6 times in hundreds place: 6×x×100=600x6 \times x \times 100 = 600x

6 times in tens place: 6×x×10=60x6 \times x \times 10 = 60x

6 times in units place: 6×x×1=6x6 \times x \times 1 = 6x

Total contribution of digit x = 6000x+600x+60x+6x=6666x6000x + 600x + 60x + 6x = 6666x


Sum of all numbers = 6666a+6666b+6666c+6666d=6666(a+b+c+d)6666a + 6666b + 6666c + 6666d = 6666(a + b + c + d)


Given: 6666(a+b+c+d)=153310+n6666(a + b + c + d) = 153310 + n

To find (a+b+c+d)(a + b + c + d), we divide: 153310÷6666153310 \div 6666

153310÷6666=23.001...153310 \div 6666 = 23.001...

Since (a+b+c+d)(a + b + c + d) must be a whole number (sum of digits), we take the integer part: a+b+c+d=23a + b + c + d = 23


If a+b+c+d=23a + b + c + d = 23, then:

6666×23=1533186666 \times 23 = 153318

Comparing with our equation:

6666×23=153310+n6666 \times 23 = 153310 + n

153318=153310+n153318 = 153310 + n

n=8n = 8


Therefore, a+b+c+d+n=23+8=31a + b + c + d + n = 23 + 8 = 31

n=8n = 8 is indeed a single-digit natural number as required, and our calculation checks out perfectly.

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