SOLUTION: How many license plates consisting of three letters (uppercase) followed by two digits are possible?

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Question 850026: How many license plates consisting of three letters (uppercase) followed by two digits are possible?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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26*26*26*10*10

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 26 letters (upper case only A-Z)

There are 10 single-digit numbers (0 - 9)

So multiply out these values for each slot to get:

26*26*26*10*10 = 1,757,600

which is the total number of combinations (where repeats are allowed)