document.write( "Question 874151: what are the total amount of choices possible if an individual is to create a 4 digit password using the digits 0-9 inclusive but not using the digit 0 as the first character of the password \n" ); document.write( "
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Each password is of the form ABCD\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9 choices for slot A (1-9)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply out the number of choices: 9*10*10*10 = 9000\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If repeats are allowed, then there are 9000 different passwords.
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