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Using the digits 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and repeating no digit within a number, how many 4-digit numbers greater than 5000 can be formed?

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  • A120
  • B48
  • C24
  • D72

Step-by-Step Solution

A 4-digit number built from these digits clears 5000 exactly when its leading digit is 5, 6 or 7 — 3 choices. The remaining three places are then filled from the 4 unused digits in ways. Total = . Trap counts every 4-digit number and ignores the size condition. Trap 48 admits only 6 and 7 as leading digits, but even the smallest number starting with 5 is 5346, which already beats 5000. Trap 24 fixes just one leading digit.
Answer: D) 72

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