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Combinatorics Difficulty 3.3 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

If the digits of the four-digit number 20232023 are rearranged in a random order, the probability that the resulting different four-digit number (including the original number) has the two 22s not adjacent is:

Pick one

Solution

To solve this problem, we first need to calculate the total number of different four-digit numbers that can be formed by rearranging the digits of 20232023.

Step 1: Calculate the total number of different arrangements.
- Since the number 20232023 has four digits with one digit repeating twice (the digit 22), the total number of different arrangements can be calculated using the formula for permutations of a multiset: 4!2!=242=12\frac{4!}{2!} = \frac{24}{2} = 12. However, this calculation includes permutations where 00 is the leading digit, which are not considered four-digit numbers. The permutations with 00 as the leading digit are 02320232, 03220322, and 02230223, totaling 33. Therefore, the total number of different four-digit numbers is 123=912 - 3 = 9.

Step 2: Identify the arrangements where the two 22s are not adjacent.
- By examining the possible arrangements, we find that the numbers 20232023, 23202320, 20322032, 23022302, and 32023202 are the only ones where the two 22s are not adjacent. This gives us a total of 55 such arrangements.

Step 3: Calculate the probability.
- The probability that a randomly rearranged four-digit number (including the original number) has the two 22s not adjacent is the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of outcomes. Therefore, the probability is 59\frac{5}{9}.

Final Answer: The probability that the resulting different four-digit number (including the original number) has the two 22s not adjacent is 59\boxed{\frac{5}{9}}.

Therefore, the correct choice is A\boxed{A}.

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