document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511873>Question 511873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many positive, four-digit numbers have 3 as their first digit and 4 or 5 as their third digit? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342431 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342431\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many positive, four-digit numbers have 3 as their first digit and 4 or 5 as their third digit?----<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st digit: 3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd digit: 10 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd digit: 2 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4th digit: 10 ways (if by 4th you mean the units digit; if you mean the 1000 digit the # of ways is 9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 3*10*2*10 = 600 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*10*2*9 = 540 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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