Serial numbers for a product are to be using 3 letters followed by 4 digits. The letters are to be t

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    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:
    1. The first letter can be any of 8 letters A-H
    2. The second letter can be any 7 of 8 letters A-H
    3. The third letter can be any 6 of 8 letters A-H
    4. The fourth digit can be any of 10 digits 0-9
    5. The fifth digit can be any 9 of 10 digits 0-9
    6. The sixth digit can be any 8 of 10 digits 0-9
    7. The seventh digit can be any 7 of 10 digits 0-9
    We multiply all possibilities:
    8 * 7 * 6 * 10 * 9 * 8 * 7
    1,693,440
     

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