Puzzles
Twenty
How many three digit integers are there for which the product of the digits is 20?
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There are two ways to make 20 by multiplying three digits: \(2\times 2\times 5\) and \(1\times 4\times 5\). Listing all the possible orderings of these, we have:
145
154
415
451
514
541
225
252
522
Therefore, there are 9 different three digit numbers where the product of the digits is 20.
Extension
How many 4 digit numbers are there where the product of the digits is 20?
5 digit?
\(n\) digit?
