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A license plate comprised of 3 letters followed by 3 numbers is to be chosen (repetition is allowed). If the first letter cannot be a "Z", how many different ways can this occur? In your answer, include the set up and calculations for the license plate. Complete your work in the space provided or upload a file that can display math symbols if your work requires it.

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Because there are 26 Letters, there are 25 possibilities for the first letter, and 10 choices for the numbers, so:
25*26*26*10*10*10
Multiply:
650*26*1000
16900*1000
There are 16,900,000 possibilities
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