Serial numbers for a product are to be using 3 letters followed by 4 digits. The letters are to be taken from the first 8 letters of the alphabet with no repeats. The digits are taken from numbers 0-9 with no repeats. How many serial numbers can be generated
The serial number is organized with letters (L) and digits (D) like this:
LLLDDDD
Here's how we get the serial number:
8 * 7 * 6 * 10 * 9 * 8 * 7
1,693,440
The serial number is organized with letters (L) and digits (D) like this:
LLLDDDD
Here's how we get the serial number:
- The first letter can be any of 8 letters A-H
- The second letter can be any 7 of 8 letters A-H
- The third letter can be any 6 of 8 letters A-H
- The fourth digit can be any of 10 digits 0-9
- The fifth digit can be any 9 of 10 digits 0-9
- The sixth digit can be any 8 of 10 digits 0-9
- The seventh digit can be any 7 of 10 digits 0-9
8 * 7 * 6 * 10 * 9 * 8 * 7
1,693,440