The largest four-digit number whose digits add to 17 is 9800 . The 5 th largest four-digit number whose digits have a sum of 17 is
(A) 9521
(B) 9620
(C) 9611
(D) 9602
(E) 9530
The largest four-digit number whose digits add to 17 is 9800 . The 5th largest four-digit number whose digits have a sum of 17 is
(A) 9521
(B) 9620
(C) 9611
(D) 9602
(E) 9530

## Solution

The largest four-digit number having a digit sum of 17 is 9800 . The next 2 largest are 9710 and then 9701 . The next 3 largest will then be 9620,9611 and 9602 . The $5^{\text {th }}$ largest is 9611.

ANSWER: (C)