2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 17
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An ATM password at Fred's Bank is composed of four digits from to , with repeated digits allowable. If no password may begin with the sequence then how many passwords are possible?
Solutions
Solution 1
For the first three digits, there are combinations since is not allowed. For the final digit, any of the numbers are allowed. .
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Solution 2
Counting the prohibited cases, we find that there are 10 of them. This is because, when we start with 9,1, and 1, we can have any of the 10 digits for the last digit. So, our answer is
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