Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073383090
ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-309-5

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - The Basics of Counting - Exercises - Page 397: 29

Answer

52,457,600 number of plates.

Work Step by Step

Number of ways in which 2 English letters can be arranged = 26$\times$26 Number of ways in which 4 digits can be arranged = 10$\times$10$\times$10$\times$10 Plates with 2 letters followed by 4 digits = 26$\times$26$\times$10$\times$10$\times$10$\times$10=6760000 Number of ways in which 2 digits can be arranged = 10$\times$10 Number of ways in which 4 English letters can be arranged= 26$\times$26$\times$26$\times$26 Plates with 2 digits followed by 4 letters = 10$\times$10$\times$26$\times$26$\times$26$\times$26 = 45697600 Total number of plates = 6,760,000+45,697,600 = 52,457,600
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.