You have been hired to crack a code on a super-secret safe. The

code consists of two letters followed by three numbers. How

many possible secret codes are there if digits and letters can be

repeated in the code?

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Jessie Rowland

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6 December, 05:49

You have been hired to crack a code on a super-secret safe. The

code consists of two letters followed by three numbers. How

many possible secret codes are there if digits and letters can be

repeated in the code?

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Richard Shaffer · Answer 1

There is 676,000 possible codes since for each of the letters in the code, there are 26 possibilities, and for each number in the code, there are 10 possibilities. So, it's 26 squared times 10 cubed, or 676,000

You have been hired to crack a code on a super-secret safe. Thecode consists of two letters followed by three numbers. Howmany possible secret codes are there if digits and letters can berepeated in the code?

You have been hired to crack a code on a super-secret safe. The

code consists of two letters followed by three numbers. How

many possible secret codes are there if digits and letters can be

repeated in the code?