document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=584237>Question 584237</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Philippine peso bills are identified by serial numbers containing 8 characters. The first 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "characters are letters in the English alphabet (in any order) and the last 6 digit are numbers from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 to 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How many bills can be coded this way?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. If each letter and each number can occur only once, how many bills can be coded in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this way? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "characters are letters in the English alphabet (in any order) and the last 6 digit are numbers from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 to 9. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. How many bills can be coded this way?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 26*26*10^6 = 676x10^6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. If each letter and each number can occur only once, how many bills can be coded in this way?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 26*25*10*9*8*7*6*5 = 98,280,000 <BR>\n" );
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