document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595375>Question 595375</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this math problem.Its a multiple choice & i need to know how you got the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A new area code has been created. The phone number will have 7 digits, but the first digit cannot be 0 or 1. How Many phone numbers are possible in the new area code ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A- 800,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B- 1,000,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C- 8,000,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D- 80,000,000 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377103 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=377103\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 10 single digit numbers: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Of these, only 2-9 can be used for the first digits. So there are 10-2 = 8 choices for the first slot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rest can use any of the ten listed above. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From here, you simply multiply out the possible choices\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(# of choices for first slot)*(# of choices for second slot)...(# of choices for last slot)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8*10*10*10*10*10*10 <<--- There are 6 copies of 10 being multiplied here\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8*10^6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8*1,000,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8,000,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 8,000,000 (eight million) possible phone numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is choice C </SPAN>\n" );
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