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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A 4-digit password is a number that begins with a 3 and does not contain a zero or nine. If digits can be repeated, how many possible passwords are there?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[8^{n}\] 8 digits and n=number of place holders. \[8^{4}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that doesnt make sence with the the answers provided. 1536 12 343

OpenStudy (kamille):

Well, do you agree that your password should look like this? |dw:1361484207466:dw| where x means a number?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeauhh.

OpenStudy (kamille):

So, you know, that there are digits: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Zero and nine can't be used, how many digits left?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there's 8 left.

OpenStudy (kamille):

So, you know that digits CAN repeat, so where is "x" there can be 8 different numbers. So the soluttion: |dw:1361485101288:dw|

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