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What are the 9 different two-digit numbers that can
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document.write( "To make a two digit number think of there \r\n" );
document.write( "being two blanks to fill in, like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "We can choose to fill in the \r\n" );
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document.write( "For each of those 3 ways to fill in the the first\r\n" );
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document.write( "For 3 _ the three ways to fill in the second blank\r\n" );
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document.write( "3 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "For 4 _ the three ways to fill in the second blank\r\n" );
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document.write( "4 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "For 8 _ the three ways to fill in the second blank\r\n" );
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document.write( "8 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's why there are 3 times 3 or 9 ways to fill\r\n" );
document.write( "in the two blanks.  3 ways for the first digit,\r\n" );
document.write( "times 3 ways to fill in the second digit.\r\n" );
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document.write( "33, 34, 38, 43, 44, 48, 83, 84, 88\r\n" );
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