How many 3 letter passwords can be made using the letters A through Z if?

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There are 52 lowercase and uppercase letters and 10 digits, for a total of 62 characters. Assuming characters can be repeated, that is a total of $62^{10}$ passwords. However, if you are going to require at least one number, you have to then subtract all of the combinations that include no numbers, of which there are $52^{10}$, so the correct number of passwords is $62^{10} - 52^{10}$.

How many 3 letter passwords can be made using the letters A through Z if?

Arthur D. answered • 11/23/16

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these are permutations

for example, ABC is different from CBA

a) 26*26*26=17,576

b) 26*25*24=15,600

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How many 3 letter passwords can be made using the letters A through Z if?
 
How many 3 letter passwords can be made using the letters A through Z if?
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Let (xyz) the possible password. Since no letter can be repeated, x <> y <> z.
Now, how many ways to pick a letter for x: 26 (since there are 26 different letters in the alphabet). After picking x, the number of letters left to chose y is: 25. Also, after picking two letters for x and y, there are 24 ways left to pick for z.
So, there are total 26*25*24 possible values of (xyz).


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