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The number of four-digit numbers, all four of whose digits are distinct and have sum , is
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Answer: 96
Find the sets of four distinct digits with sum . If is absent the digits are only, since the smallest possible sum is . If is present, the other three distinct non-zero digits sum to : . For all arrangements are valid four-digit numbers. For each of the four sets containing , the leading digit cannot be , giving numbers. The total is .
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