document.write( "Question 883420: We have the letters A B C D E and F. How many possible three-letter codes are there if repititions are permitted and codes must contain exactly one letter A \n" ); document.write( "
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Repetitions are allowed except for the letter A.
\n" ); document.write( "So then it must contain one A and repetitions of the other 5 letters is OK.
\n" ); document.write( "The A can be in one of three locations:(AXY),(XAY),(XYA)
\n" ); document.write( "So we'll find the total number for one and multiply by 3.
\n" ); document.write( "\"N=1%2A5%2A5=25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3N=3%2A25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3N=75\" possible codes
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