document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=666375>Question 666375</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> until 1995 area codes could not have a first digit of 0 or 1 and the second digit had to be a 0 or a 1 the third digit could be anything how many possible area codes were there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #414415 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=414415\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First digit there are 8 possibilities (2-9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second digit there are 2 possibilities (0,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third digit there are 10 possibilities (0-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fundamental Counting Principle tells us that there are 8*2*10 possible area codes. Hence, there are 160 possible area codes. </SPAN>\n" );
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