This common question is ambiguous and needs more detail. Variations of the answer with explanations are below.
[Literal Sense]
1 is the answer because the actual number '6' (by itself) only occurs once.
[The Digit 6]
20 is the answer because, the digit 6 appears 20 times in this example:
6, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 76, 86, 96
[The Number 6]
10 is the answer.
These would be the numbers in which '6' occurs:
6, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 76, 86, 96
This is because one does not count the digits that represent values other than 6 (i.e. 60, 600, 6000, etc.). So, in this case, the digits with a strikethrough are uncounted. Simply, 6's are only counted in the ones place value.
You have to find out how many 6s go into 100 evenly so 100/6=16 with a remainder of 4 so you will pass by 16 6s
20
20
you would pass ten on the way.
There is one six in the units place every 10 numbers. So from 1 to 1000 there are 100 6s in the units place. There are ten sixes in the tens place every 100 numbers, so from 1 to 1000 there are 100 6s in the tens place. Finally, there are 100 numbers that have 6 in the hundreds place. Add all these together, and you get 300. Thus there are 300 6s between 1 and 1,000.
The Answer:Once. However, if you meant the amount of 6s you pass meaning 6 as a digit, then, start by counting the 6s applicable in the ones place. That would be 10. Then, 6 occurs another time when it reaches every single 60s. Thus, (not counting the aready counted 66), there is 9 more. Therefore, there are 19 6s you shall pass.
You have to find out how many 6s go into 100 evenly so 100/6=16 with a remainder of 4 so you will pass by 16 6s
20.
20
there will be 10 6s through the whole thing
20
you would pass ten on the way.
If counting to 100, you wound encounter a '6' in the following numbers: 6, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66 (note, a double), 76, 86, and 96. Therefore, you would find the number '6' eleven times (counting the double).
There is one six in the units place every 10 numbers. So from 1 to 1000 there are 100 6s in the units place. There are ten sixes in the tens place every 100 numbers, so from 1 to 1000 there are 100 6s in the tens place. Finally, there are 100 numbers that have 6 in the hundreds place. Add all these together, and you get 300. Thus there are 300 6s between 1 and 1,000.
20 remember to include 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 ........
There are 20...
19