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Total number of digits in the code is 6.
Out of this 6, 4 are alphabets = 6C4 ways=15
The other 2 are numeric digits = 4C2 ways=6

Now these 6 digits can be arranged among themselves in 6! ways.
So, the answer is 15*6*6!=64800
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There are 6 distinct letters of the English alphabet and 4 distinct digits. all possible 6 character apha-numero codes are generated using any 4 letters of the alphabet and any 2 available digits. If in any given code, the characters are all distinct, then what is the maximum number of such codes that can be generated?

A. 4320
B. 64800
C. 8800
D. 22000


Let’s first find the number of codes in the format LLLLDD where L denotes a letter and D denotes a digit. We must choose exactly 4 of 6 letters, and repeats are not allowed for any individual code. Since order matters, there are 6P4 ways to choose the letters. Similarly, from 4 digits, we must choose 2, and repeats in any individual code are not allowed. Since order matters, this can be done in 4P2 ways.

Thus, the number of possible digit/code combinations of the format LLLLDD is:

6P4 x 4P2 = (6 x 5 x 4 x 3) x (4 x 3) = 360 x 12 = 4,320

Next, let’s find the number of different formats (such as LLDLLD or DDLLLL etc.) that one can create a code. We notice that LLLLDD can be arranged in 6!/(4!*2!) = (6 x 5)/2 = 15 ways. Any one of these 15 formats has the same number of codes as LLLLDD; therefore there are a total of 4,320 x 15 = 64,800 possible codes.

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Given: There are 6 distinct letters of the English alphabet and 4 distinct digits. all possible 6 character apha-numero codes are generated using any 4 letters of the alphabet and any 2 available digits.

Asked: If in any given code, the characters are all distinct, then what is the maximum number of such codes that can be generated?

Maximum number of codes that can be generated = 6C4 * 4C2 * 6! = 15*6*720 = 64800

IMO B
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