document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=853190>Question 853190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am going to create a password consisting of two letters followed by a three digit number.  The letters can repeat, but the digits cannot.  How many passwords can be made?\r<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 #513996 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><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=513996\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 26 possibilities for the first two characters of the password.  So that part has 26 * 26 possibilities.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 10 digits, 0-9.  The first character that's a digit has 10 possibilities, the second has 9 (they cannot repeat), and the third has 8.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total number of possible passwords is 26*26*10*9*8 = 486720 </SPAN>\n" );
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