First problem: There are 6 ways to enter. For each of those 6 ways to enter there are 6 ways to leave, since the first problem states that you can leave by any door. So that's 6 times 6 or 36 ways. ----------------------------------- Second problem: There are 6 ways to enter. For each of those 6 ways to enter there are only 5 ways to leave, since the second problem states that you must leave by a different door. So that's 6 times 5 or 30 ways. Edwin