SOLUTION: In Canada, postal codes consist of 6 characters- 3 letters and 3 digits. Each postal code starts with a letter and alternates with a digit. How many postal cards are there that sta

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Question 955371: In Canada, postal codes consist of 6 characters- 3 letters and 3 digits. Each postal code starts with a letter and alternates with a digit. How many postal cards are there that start with a vowel(NOT Y) and end in an even number?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 5 vowels: a, e, i, o, and u
There are 26 letters in all
There are 10 digits: 0 - 9
There are 5 even digits: 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8
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1st character: +5+ choices
2nd character: +10+ choices
3rd character: +26+ choices
4th character: +10+ choices
5th character: +26+ choices
6th character: +5+ choices
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+5%2A10%2A26%2A10%2A26%2A5+=+1690000+
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