document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=442718>Question 442718</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Phone Number Problem:My office phone is 270-809-6219.If the first number of the phone number cannot be zero how many possible numbers are there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #305396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=305396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First of all, wow... you must live pretty close to me. Same area code.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To your question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If your first number can't be 0, then you only have 9 possible numbers, (1-9).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other 9 numbers, you can use all 10 numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 9 * 10^9 = 9,000,000,000  or 9 billion.\r<BR>\n" );
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