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Hiya there!

This is my solution to the question "Lesser Digits" in "The April Six". I sincerely hope that it is good enough to be published on the web page. By the way, that web page is very interesting.

Numbers that do not contain any of the digits 7, 8 and 9

Number that do not contain any of the digits 7, 8 or 9
1 to 10 7 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
11 to 20 7
21 to 30 7
31 to 40 7
41 to 50 7
51 to 60 7
61 to 70 6
71 to 80 0
81 to 90 0
91 to 100 1
Subtotal: (1 to 100) 7 x 7 = 49
101 to 200 49
201 to 300 49
301 to 400 49
401 to 500 49
501 to 600 49
601 to 700 48
701 to 800 0
801 to 900 0
901 to 1000 1
Subtotal: (1 to 1000) 49 x 7 =343
1001 to 2000 343
2001 to 3000 343
3001 to 4000 343
Total: (1 to 4000)
343 x 4 = 1372

Name: Min Jie

School: RAFFLES GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOL
Class: 6i

Nisha Doshi of the Mount School, York, James Page, Jamie Arnall and Jack Adcock of Hethersett High School, and Astee Goh and Teo Yea Tian Raffles Girls' Primary School, Singapore sent good solutions to this and Ian Green , age 13 of Coopers Company and Coburn School, Upminster, Essex came very close. There were many incorrect solutions sent in for this one.