document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=638102>Question 638102</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain lock has four tumbles and each tumbler can assume three positions.  How many different possibilities are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st tumbler: 3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd tumbler: 3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd tumbler: 3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4th tumbler: 3 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 3^4 = 81 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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