document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97762>Question 97762</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Chapter 5: A Survey of Probability ConceptsISBN : 0072868244       Author : Douglas A. Lind, William G. Marchal, Samuel A. Wathen <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "exercise 42;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A telephone number consists of seven digits, the first three representing the exchange. How many different telephone numbers are possible within the 537 exchange.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "537 _ _ _ _\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The blanks can be the numbers: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OR 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 10 choices in total; Multiply the numbers to get your answer: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*9=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90*8=720<BR>\n" );
document.write( "720*7=5040<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5040*6=30240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30240*5=151200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "151200*4=604800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "604800*3=1814400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1814400*2=3628800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3628800*1=3628800\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The final answer is: 3,628,800 </SPAN>\n" );
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