SOLUTION: To keep computer files secure, many programs require the user to enter a password. The shortest allowable passwords are typically six characters long and can contain both numbers a

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Question 1137275: To keep computer files secure, many programs require the user to enter a password. The shortest allowable passwords are typically six characters long and can contain both numbers and letters. How many six character passwords are possible if characters can be repeated?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming the English alphabet, there are 26 letters and 10 numbers
That is 36 possibilities for each
36^6 is the answer=2,176,782,336