document.write( "Question 1099186: Each ship in a fleet is assigned a three-digit number that does not begin with a 1 or a 0 and does not contain a 6 or a 9. How many different numbers may be assigned under these conditions?\r
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document.write( "There are only  10-4 = 6  allowed digits at the first, most left position.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are       10-2 = 8  allowed digits at the second position.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are       10-2 = 8  allowed digits at the third position.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In all, there are 6*8*8 = 384 possible numbers.\r\n" );
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