SOLUTION: How many possible arrangements exist for the following: license plates with two letters followed by four digits, or four digits followed by two letters.

Question 1194314: How many possible arrangements exist for the following:
license plates with two letters followed by four digits, or four digits followed by two letters.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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= 6,760,000 different license plates. ANSWER

Solved.

Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

It's not clear from the wording what answer you want....

(1) # of license plates with 2 letters followed by 4 digits: (26^2)(10^4) = 6,760,000

(2) # of license plates with 4 digits followed by 2 letters: (10^4)(26^2) = 6,760,000

(3) # of license plates with 2 letter followed by 4 digits OR 4 digits followed by 2 letters: 6,760,000+6,760,000 = 13,520,000

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