MCQ
An eight digit number divisible by $9$ is to be formed using digits from $0$ to $9$ without repeating the digits. The number of ways in which this can be done is:
  • A
    $72 (7!)$
  • B
    $18 (7!)$
  • C
    $40(7!)$
  • $36(7!)$

Answer

Correct option: D.
$36(7!)$
d
We know that any number is divisible by $9$ if sum of the digits of the number is divisible by $9$.

Now sum of the digits from $0$ to $9$

$=0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9$

$=45$

Hence to from $8$ digits numbers which are divisible by $9$, a pair of digits either $0$ and $9,1$ and $8,2$ and $7,3$ and $6$ or $4$ and $5$ are not used.

Digits which are not used to from $8$ digits number divisible by $9$ Number of $8$ digits numbers which are divisible by $9$
$0$ and $9$ $8 \times 7!$
$1$ and $8$ $7 \times 7!$
$2$ and $7$ $7 \times 7!$
$3$ and $6$ $7 \times 7!$
$4$ and $5$ $7 \times 7!$

 Hence total number of $8$ digits numbers which are divisible by $9$

$=8\times (7!)+7 \times (7!)+7\times (7!) +7 \times (7!) + 7\times (7!)$

$=36 \times (7!)$

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