Question

In the state of Pennsylvania, each standard automobile license plate number consists of three letters followed by a four-digit number. How many distinct license plate numbers can be formed in Pennsylvania?

Answer 1

Answer:

17,576,000

Step-by-step explanation:

From A to Z, there are 26 possible letter characters (L).

From 0 to 9, there are 10 possible numeric characters (N)

If each standard automobile license plate number in Pennsylvania follows the pattern LLLNNNN, the number of license plates that can be formed is:

$n=26*26*26*10*10*10*10\\n=17,576,000$

17,576,000 distinct license plate numbers can be formed in Pennsylvania.