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#1 2009-03-26 12:43:14
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Counting Problems
1. Say the license plates in Mathopolis consist of 2 letters followed by 3 digits. Assuming that none of the digits or letters can be the same, how many possible license plates are there?
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#2 2009-03-26 12:51:05
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(Note that because I am turning these into Mathopolis questions, I will be posting these one by one.)
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#3 2009-03-27 21:36:55
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Re: Counting Problems
26c2 * 10c3 * 5!
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#4 2009-03-28 10:07:15
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or maybe 26 x 25 x 10 x 9 x 8 for license plate #1 problem.
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#5 2009-03-30 16:20:33
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well i think franklin is correct ... i didn't notice the "followed by" constraint ...
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#7 2009-04-06 02:16:37
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I get John's answer too. There are 10 digits to choose from.
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