26. A positive whole number is called stable if at least one of its digits has the same value as its position in the number. For example, 78247 is stable because a
the 4th position. How many stable 3-digit numbers are there?
appears in

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the value 78247 a s a stable number because at least one of its digits has the same value  as its position in the number. The 4th number in the value is 4, this makes the number a stable number.

The following are the 3-digits stable numbers that appears in 78247

The first number is 824. This digits are stable numbers because 2 as a number is situated in the same place as the number (2nd position).

Hence, there are only 1 stable 3-digit numbers in the value 78247 since only a value exists as 2 in the value and there is no 1 and 3 in the value.