document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073505>Question 1073505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that your computer password must contain four characters, must begin with a letter, and may contain digits and letters only. How many different passwords can you create?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #688453 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=688453\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since there are 26 letters in the alphabet, and 10 digits 0-9, there are 36 possibilities for each character. But, our password has to begin with a letter, so we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26x36x36x36, or 1,213,056 possible passwords (disregarding case-sensitivity). &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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