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How many positive whole numbers less than 10,000 have digits adding up to 9?

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  • A165
  • B220
  • C219
  • D286

Step-by-Step Solution

Write each number with 4 digits (leading zeros allowed). We need with digits 0–9: . No digit can exceed 9, and 0000 is not counted since its sum is 0. (165 counts only up to 999.)
Answer: B) 220

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