Stage: 3 Challenge Level: 
How many six-digit numbers are there which DO NOT contain a $5$?
Combinations. Place value. Patterned numbers. Properties of numbers. Factors and multiples. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Divisibility. Integers. Reading and writing numbers. Permutations.
Published September 2003.
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