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Assume that all positive integers are written down consecutively from left to right as in 1234567891011...... The 6389th digit in this sequence is

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Assume that all positive integers are written down consecutively from left to right as in 1234567891011...... The 6389th digit in this sequence is
  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 4

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Correct answer: D - 4

The digit is 44. The integers through 999999 use 9+90⋅2+900⋅3=28899+90\cdot2+900\cdot3=2889 digits, leaving 3500=875⋅43500=875\cdot4 digits to reach the target. This ends at the units digit of 1000+874=18741000+874=1874, whereas adding 875875 to the starting number gives a final digit of 55.

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