Question

A book is to have 250 pages that will be numbered with Arabic numerals beginning with 1. How many times will the digit 2 be used in numbering the pages?

Answer 1

1 -100 : 10+9 +1( 2,12,22,32,42,....92-10)

Total-20

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101–200 : 10+ 1+9+1 (102,112,122,132, ——————————….192–10)

Total- 21

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201- 250~ 50+5+9+1( 201,,,,250—- 50 )

Total - 65

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Total - 20+21+65 = 106

Answer 2

Hello :)

The answer would be 106 times :)

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