document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=547217>Question 547217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The internal telephone numbers in the phone system on a campus consist of five digits with the first digit not equal to zero. How many different numbers can be assigned in this system?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i would believe that it would be 9 * 10 * 10 * 10 * 10. but i am not quite sure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "would this question be labeled as combination or permutation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #356290 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><B>mathie123(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><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=356290\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2A10%2A10%2A10%2A10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2A10%2A10%2A10%2A10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is correct.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since order does matter in this case, this is a PERMUTATION.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A way to remember-- rather than combination locks, they should be called Permutation locks, as the order matters in the code you use to unlock it with. ) </SPAN>\n" );
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