document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206250>Question 1206250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many different license plates of 5 digits are possible if the first digit must be a number, the next three digits are letters and the last digit is a number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #843559 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13203)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=843559\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes, the wording is terrible; but the intent of the question in the post is clear.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I choose to provide a response to the student that is possibly of some help, rather than simply providing rather unpleasant editorial comment, as the other tutor did.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first and last symbols on the license plate are digits, of which there are 10.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The middle three symbols are letters, of which there are (in the English alphabet) 26.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given no statement about restrictions on the digits and letters, there are 10 choices for the first symbol, 26 choices for each of the next three, and again 10 choices for the last.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By the fundamental counting principle, the total number of possible license plates is the product of the numbers of choices for each symbol:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 10*26*26*26*10 = 1757600<br><BR>\n" );
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