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The digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 are arranged at random, each used exactly once, to form a four-digit number. What is the probability that the number formed is NOT divisible by 4?

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  • A1/4
  • B1/2
  • C5/6
  • D3/4

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There are 4! = 24 such numbers. A number is divisible by 4 exactly when its last two digits form a multiple of 4, and from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 without repetition the only such endings are 12, 24 and 32. Each ending leaves 2! = 2 ways to fill the first two places, so numbers are divisible by 4. Complementary counting gives 24 − 6 = 18 numbers, a probability of 18/24 = 3/4. Answering 1/4 stops at the divisible case.
Answer: D) 3/4

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