Answer:
19 683
Explanation:
Think of it as s lock..
A normal combination lock usually have 3 scrollwheels with 10 different positions in them.. (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9)
The smallest number you can make is 000
and the biggest is 999
therefore there are a total number of 1000 possible combinations. (001, 002, 003 ... 134, 135, 136 ... 876, 877)
I think you get it.
Simply: 10 ^ 3 = 1000
In your question we have 9 "scroll wheels" with 3 "different positions" in them
So we simply do: 3 ^ 9 = 19 683
There you go, hope i could help