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								title: 'Problem 24: Lexicographic permutations'
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								A permutation is an ordered arrangement of objects. For example, 3124 is one possible permutation of the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4. If all of the permutations are listed numerically or alphabetically, we call it lexicographic order. The lexicographic permutations of 0, 1 and 2 are:
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								What is the `n` th lexicographic permutation of the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9?
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								## Instructions
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								## Tests
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								```yml
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								tests:
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								  -  text: < code > lexicographicPermutations(699999)</ code >  should return a number.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								    testString: assert(typeof lexicographicPermutations(699999) === 'number');
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								  -  text: < code > lexicographicPermutations(699999)</ code >  should return 1938246570.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								    testString: assert(lexicographicPermutations(699999) == 1938246570);
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								  -  text: < code > lexicographicPermutations(899999)</ code >  should return 2536987410.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								    testString: assert(lexicographicPermutations(899999) == 2536987410);
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								  -  text: < code > lexicographicPermutations(900000)</ code >  should return 2537014689.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								    testString: assert(lexicographicPermutations(900000) == 2537014689);
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								  -  text: < code > lexicographicPermutations(999999)</ code >  should return 2783915460.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								    testString: assert(lexicographicPermutations(999999) == 2783915460);
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								## Challenge Seed
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								```js
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								function lexicographicPermutations(n) {
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								lexicographicPermutations(999999);
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								## Solution
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								// solution required
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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