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1. A letter lock consists of 4 rings, each ring contains 9 non-zero digits. This lock can be opened by setting four digit code with the proper combination of each of the 4 rings. Maximum how many codes can be formed to open the lock ?
So, required number of ways,
= 9 × 9 × 9 × 9
= 94
Solution:
There are 9 non-zero digits to arrange themselves at 4 different position. Each letter can be arrange at different position in 9 different ways.So, required number of ways,
= 9 × 9 × 9 × 9
= 94