SOLUTION: In Minnesota, license plates have 3 letters followed by 3 numbers or vice versa. You can repeat no more than two letters in any order. How many possible license plates are there?

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Question 747297: In Minnesota, license plates have 3 letters followed by 3 numbers or vice versa. You can repeat no more than two letters in any order. How many possible license plates are there?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In Minnesota, license plates have 3 letters followed by 3 numbers or vice versa. You can repeat no more than two letters in any order. How many possible license plates are there?
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Pattern: LLLNN or NNNLL
# of ways to succeed:
with pattern LLLNN: 26^2*25*10^2
with pattern NNNLL: 10^3*26^2
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Ans: Add to get the answer.
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Note: Your "vice versa" can be interpreted in more than one way.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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