Monday, May 11, 2009

One company' ID cards consists of 5 letters followed by 2 digits. How many cards can be made, no repetitions.

I know the answer is 710424000, but how do i get that?

One company' ID cards consists of 5 letters followed by 2 digits. How many cards can be made, no repetitions.
That is hard...My first thought would be;


5! times 2! but that answer is nowhere NEAR your answer.
Reply:26*25*24*23*22*10*9 = 710424000





With no repetitions, you can select the first letter 26 ways, the second 25 ways, the third 24 and so on............


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