College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 9, Counting and Probability - Section 9.1 - Counting - 9.1 Exercises - Page 657: 32

Answer

No

Work Step by Step

The number of distinct licence plates with 2 letters and 3 digits can be calculated using the Fundamental Counting Principle. There are $26\times26\times10\times10\times10 = 676000$ possible licence plates, and since this is less than 8 million, this system does not create enough licence plates.
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