document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=446981>Question 446981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many social security numbers are possible that have the same first five digits? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #307786 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=307786\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Note that the first five digits are fixed, so we only care about the remaining four digits. Each placeholder has ten different possibilities (0, 1, ..., 9) so there are 10^4 possible SSNs. </SPAN>\n" );
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