The number of times the digit 5 will appear while writing the integers from 1 to 1000
The number of times the digit 5 will appear while writing the integers from 1 to 1000 is
- 269
- 271
- 300
- 302
Answer
First, you need to know how many 5's are there from 1 to 100.
5, 15, 25, ... , 95 = ten 5s at the unit's place.
50, 51, ..., 59 = ten 5s at the ten's place.
So, occurrence of 5 from 1 to 100 = 20 times.
So, from 1 to 1000, 5's in tens and units place would be 20 x 10 = 200 times
Occurrence of 5 at hundredth place from 500 to 600 = 100 times
Therefore, total number of times 5 digit would appear = 200 + 100 = 300.
The correct option is C.