document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=645715>Question 645715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question from GRE PowerPrep II Practice Test #2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A certain identification code is a list of five symbols: S1,S2,D1,D2,D3. Each of the first 2 symbols must be one of the 26 letters of the English alphabet, and each of the last 3 symbols must be one of the 10 digits. Repeated letters and digits are not allowed.) What is the total number of different identification codes?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #405584 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=405584\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26 ways to pick the first symbol.  For each of those 26 ways to pick the first symbol, there are only 25 ways to pick the second because of the no repetition rule, so 26 times 25 ways to pick the first two symbols.  Then for each of those ways, 10 ways to pick the next digit, times 9 ways to pick the next digit, times 8 ways to pick the last one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Altogether 26 X 25 X 10 X 9 X 8.  You can do your own arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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