document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=555436>Question 555436</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  a license plate is to consist of three digits followed by two uppercase letters. Determine the number of different license plates possible if the first digit cannot be zero, and repetition is not permitted </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st digit: 9 ways (0 is excluded)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd digit: 9 ways (0 is now included)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd digit: 8 ways (0 and the 2nd digit are excluded)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st Letter: 26 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd Letter: 25 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total # of license plates: 9^2*8*26*25 == 421,200<BR>\n" );
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