Asked by Mike
                Computers manufactured by a certain company have a serial number consisting of a letter of the alphabet followed by a six-digit number. If all the serial numbers of this type have been used, how many sets have already been manufactured? 
            
            
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                    Answered by
            MathMate
            
    Since there are <i>always</i> 2 letters and 6 digits, and the order of the letters and digits <i>do</i> matter, it is a question of permutations.
We take the letters and digits in sequence, and multiply together the possible choices for each:
First letter: 26
Second letter: 26
digit 1: 10
digit 2: 10
digit 3: 10
digit 4: 10
digit 5: 10
digit 6: 10
So the number of computers manufactured if all numbers have been used is:
26²*10<sup>6</sup>.
    
We take the letters and digits in sequence, and multiply together the possible choices for each:
First letter: 26
Second letter: 26
digit 1: 10
digit 2: 10
digit 3: 10
digit 4: 10
digit 5: 10
digit 6: 10
So the number of computers manufactured if all numbers have been used is:
26²*10<sup>6</sup>.
                    Answered by
            Mike
            
    so the answer is 676,000,000 sets?
    
                    Answered by
            MathMate
            
    Correct.
However, teachers would like to see how your number was obtained. Do NOT <i>just</i> give a numerical result. Most of the time, the numerical number is less interesting (to the teacher).
    
However, teachers would like to see how your number was obtained. Do NOT <i>just</i> give a numerical result. Most of the time, the numerical number is less interesting (to the teacher).
                    Answered by
            Ralph
            
    Above is wrong. It says 1 Letter and 6 digits. so answer is 26 * 10^6 or 26,000,000
    
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