Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 306: 44

Answer

$2,600,000$ different license plate numbers can be made.

Work Step by Step

- One letter: there are 26 letters. - Five digits: for each digit there are 10 choices (repetitions are allowed). Using the Multiplication Rule of Counting (see page 298): $10\times10\times10\times10\times10=10^5=100,000$ - The plate: Using the Multiplication Rule of Counting (see page 298): $26\times100,000=2,600,000$
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