Answer :
Final answer:
To form a five-digit number divisible by three from the digits 0-5 with no repetition, we calculate permutations based on the placement of digits, including special handling of the digit 0. By this calculation, there should be 480 possible numbers, not a choice provided in the question.
Explanation:
The question asks how many five-digit numbers, divisible by 3, can be formed with the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 without repetition. A crucial point is that as the number is a five-digit number, the digit in the ten-thousands place cannot be zero.
In cases where number is divisible by 3, we know that the sum of the digits must be divisible by 3. By adding the available digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, we get a sum of 15, which is divisible by 3. So, any combination of these digits will give us a number divisible by 3.
For the ten-thousands place, we can use any of the 5 non-zero digits (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). After selecting 1 of those 5 digits, we have 4 digits left that can be used for the thousands place. For the hundreds place, we have 3 digits left. For the tens place, we have 2 digits left. Finally, for the units place, we only have one digit left. So, by the counting principle, we have 5*4*3*2*1 = 120 possible numbers.
However, this does not account for the digit 0, which can be used in the thousands, hundreds, or tens place, but not the ten-thousands place because we can't have a number starting with 0.
Therefore, we have 4*5*3*2*1 = 120 possible numbers for each situation where 0 is in the thousands, hundreds or tens place, giving us 120 * 3 = 360. Adding this to the original 120 we calculated, we get 360 + 120 = 480 in total, but this isn't an option in the multiple choices given.
There seems to be a mistake in the question as based on the provided criteria and the process of calculation, the answer should be 480.
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