SOLUTION: Use the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 to determine how many three digit numbers are possible when there are NO restrictions and numbers CAN be repeated.

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Question 1169539: Use the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 to determine how many three digit numbers are possible when there are NO restrictions and numbers CAN be repeated.

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Use the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 to determine how many three digit numbers are possible
when there are NO restrictions and digits CAN be repeated.
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Any non-zero digit in the left-most position: 9 options;


any of 10 digit in the next (2nd) position: 10 options;


any of 10 digit in the next (3rd) position: 10 options.



These selections are independent for each of the 3 positions - - - so, according to the Fundamental Counting Principle,

there are 9*10*10 = 900 different three-digit numbers.



You can calculate it in other way by noticing that  900 is  1000 (all possible 3-digit combinations, 
including 0 in the left-most position)  _MINUS_  3-digit words starting from 0.

Solved and answered using two methods for your better understanding.




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