PASCAL 2017 Problem 25

Sam thinks of a $5-$digit number. Sam’s friend Sally tries to guess his number. Sam writes the number of matching digits beside each of Sally’s guesses. A digit is considered “matching” when it is the correct digit in the correct position.


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What is the sum of all of the possibilities for Sam’s number?

Answer Choices
A. 525\:768
B. 527\:658
C. 527\:568
D. 526\:578
E. 526\:758

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This thing is a troll but anybody with 5 minutes can do an info theory bash.