document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=548883>Question 548883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many different license plates are possible if a state uses two letters followed by a four-digit integer (leading zeros are permissible and the letters and digits can be repeated)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357357 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=357357\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since ORDER MATTERS, we are dealing with a permutation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for the first letter we have 26 choices. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the second letter we have 26 choices( since we can repeat letters)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the first number, we have 10 choices.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the second number we have 10 choices. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the third number, we have 10 choices. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and for the fourth number we have 10 choices. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the product rule, there are <BR>\n" );
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