SOLUTION: A TYPICAL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IS 555-47-5593. HOW MANY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE FIRST TWO DIGITS CANNOT BE 0?

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Question 480573: A TYPICAL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IS 555-47-5593. HOW MANY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE FIRST TWO DIGITS CANNOT BE 0?
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810 Million. Presuming current fertility rates, constant rise in longevity and immigration (in sum, about 1% growth per year), and considering that we have already issued 460 million SSNs, I figure we'll run out sometime between the years 2080 and 2100.

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