document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196358>Question 1196358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Counting numbers are to be formed using only the digits 5, 4, 6, 2, 8, 1, 7, and 3. Determine the number of different possibilities for two digits numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is not defined well enough; there are (at least) two possible interpretations.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A) If the digits must be different: 8 choices for the first digit, then 7 for the second -- number of possible 2-digit numbers: 8*7 = 56<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) If the two digits can be the same: 8 choices for each digit -- number of possible 2-digit numbers: 8*8 = 64<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By the way, for your information....  The term is \"2-digit number\", not \"two digits number\".<br><BR>\n" );
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