Serial numbers for a product are to be made using 2 letters followed by 3 digits. The letters are to be taken from the first 6 letters of the alphabet, with no repeats. The digits are taken from the 10 digits 0, 1, 2, ..., 9, with no repeats. How many serial numbers can be generated?

Explanation:

There are 6 letters to pick from {A,B,C,D,E,F} and we have two slots to fill, where no repeats are allowed. This means we have 6*5 = 30 different ways to pick two letters.

There are 10 digits to pick from {0,1,2,...,9} and there are 3 slots to fill. This gives 10*9*8 = 720 different permutations for this portion.

Overall, we have 30*720 = 21600 different serial numbers possible.

step-by-step explanation:

the original amount doesn't ''re just looking for the time it takes for 1/2 of the substance to we have

(1/2) =)     take the ln   of both sides

ln (1/2)   = )   and we can write

ln(1/2) = ) lne     and lne   = 1     so we have

ln(1/2) = -.1092t     divide both sides by -.1092

t = ln(1/2)/-.1092 = about 6.347 days = about 6.3 days (rounded)