document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=534042>Question 534042</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The license plates in your state consists of 3 numbers followed by 3 letters. How many ways can you get the number 18 with no digits in between and with your first and last initial appearing consecutively in order? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #351238 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=351238\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I understand it right, there are only 2 ways to get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "an 18. The 3 numbers can be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 8 x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose my initials are J M. I can have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J M x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x J M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is 2 possible ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means there are only <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2A2+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2A2+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "different ways these can happen. </SPAN>\n" );
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