document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=839133>Question 839133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have a comic book business on the side and you want to catalog all your items with a five letter code. You want to restrict your letters to the vowels of the English alphabet (Count Y as a vowel), except for the first letter. The first letter will either be an M (for Marvel comics) or D (for DC comics). How many pieces can you mark using five different letters for each piece. Repetition is permitted.? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd thru 5th:: 6 ways for each of 4 places<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 2*6^4 = 2592 pieces<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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