document.write( "Question 1197686: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #831058 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "# choices for the first letter: 24 (can't use I or O) \n" ); document.write( "# choices for the second letter: 23 (can't be I or O, and must be different than the first) \n" ); document.write( "# choices for the third letter: 22 (can't be I or O, and must be different than the first and second) \n" ); document.write( "# choices for the first digit: 9 (can't be 0) \n" ); document.write( "# choices for the second digit: 10 (no restrictions) \n" ); document.write( "By the fundamental counting principle, the number of possible license plates is the product of the numbers of choices for each character. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 24*23*22*9*10 \n" ); document.write( "You can do the calculation.... \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |