Part 1: Find the smallest set of distinct whole numbers that contains nine 1s, eight 2s, seven 3s, ..., one 9

Part 2: Find the smallest set of distinct whole numbers that contains ten 0s, nine 1s, eight 2s, ..., one 9 (Of course the 0s cannot be leading.)

Smallest refers to the sum of the numbers in the set.

{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,21,23,24,25,26,27,33,34,35,45,46} for a total of 489.

Edited on September 9, 2023, 12:32 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-09-09 00:31:08