document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1169126>Question 1169126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car license plate contains five letters followed by two digits. How many different plates can be made if no two letters can be the same, if the letters I and O cannot be used, and if the first of the two digits cannot be the number 0? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Find the number of choices for each character on the license plate.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st of the 5 letters (any of the 26 except I or O): 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd letter (any except I, O, or the 1st letter): 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd letter (...): ___<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4th letter: ___<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5th letter: ___<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st digit (any of the 10 except 0): 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd digit (any): 10<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) By the fundamental counting principle, the number of license plates is the product of the numbers of choices for each character.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can do the arithmetic (might need a calculator...)<br><BR>\n" );
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