Let $5000<N<9000$ and $N$ has digits from the set $\{0,1,2,5,9\}$. If digits can be repeated, then find the number of such numbers $N$ which are divisible by $3$.
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For divisibility problems involving digit sets, always classify digits by their remainders modulo the required divisor.
To find the number of 4-digit numbers $N$ such that $5000 < N < 9000$, using digits from the set $\{0,1,2,5,9\}$ and divisible by $3$, we proceed with the following logic:
The sum of digits of a number divisible by 3 itself must be divisible by 3.
Step 1: Define constraints for $N$
$N$ must be a 4-digit number satisfying $5000 < N < 9000$. Hence, the thousand's digit should be either $5$ or $9$.
Step 2: Calculate sum divisibility
The sum of digits condition is divisibility by 3: Let's observe that the possible digits $0, 1, 2, 5, 9$ have mod 3 as: $0 \to 0$, $1 \to 1$, $2 \to 2$, $5 \to 2$, $9 \to 0$.
We consider the following cases:
Case 1: Thousand's digit is $5$. $5 \equiv 2$. To ensure divisibility by $3$, the sum of the other three digits must be $1 \text{ mod } 3$.
Case 2: Thousand's digit is $9$. $9 \equiv 0$. The sum of the other three digits themselves must be divisible by 3 directly.
Step 3: Count numbers for each case
Case 1: Thousand's digit = 5
Other digits: Choose $a, b, c$ such that $a + b + c \equiv 1 \text{ mod } 3$. Each has 5 choices ($0, 1, 2, 5, 9$), thus 3 positions with $5^3 = 125$ combinations each.
Check combinations: Use combinatorial adjustments to realize the number of sums equal to $1 \text{ mod } 3$. Approximately $\frac{125}{3}=41.67 \approx 42$ solutions after rounding.
Case 2: Thousand's digit = 9
Other digits: Choose $a, b, c$ such that $a + b + c \equiv 0 \text{ mod } 3$. Similar to Case 1, $5^3 = 125$ total. We select those equal to $0 \text{ mod } 3$, so $\frac{125}{3}=41.67 \approx 42$ solutions after rounding.
Final Count: Combine solutions from both cases: $42 + 42 = 84$.
