We can choose which two of the digits (2nd, 3rd, or 4th) to put zeros in C(3,2) = 3 ways The reason this uses combinations and not permutations is because, say, picking 2nd and 4th places to put the two 0's is the same as picking 4th and 2nd, so ORDER DOES NOT MATTER. We can chose the remaining two digits in P(5,2) = 20 ways The reason this is permutations and not combinations is because, say, putting 3 in the left most unfilled digit and 5 in the rightmost unfilled digit is NOT the same as the vice-versa. So ORDER MATTERS. Answer C(3,2)*P(5,2) = 3x20 = 60 ways. Edwin