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Acable car begins its trip by moving up a hill. as it moves up, it gains elevation at a constant rate of 50 feet/minute until it reaches the peak at 2,000 feet. then, as the car moves down to the hill’s base, its elevation drops at the same rate.

International calls require the use of a country code. many country codes a 3-digit numbers. country codes do not begin with a 0 or 1. there are no restrictions on the second and third digits. how many different 3-digit country codes are possible?

Mickey needs to cut pieces of ribbon that are each 1 meter long tie onto balloons. if he has 8 pieces of ribbon that are each 1 dekameter long. how many 1 meter pieces of ribbon can he cut