Question

Geoff needs to create a password for his email account. The password most have three letters. How many different passwords can he make? Assume he may not have use each letter more than once.

Answer 1

He can make 8 passwords.

Explanation:

Since there are 26 letters you need to divide 26 by 3 which is the amount of letter he has to use.

26 divided by 3 is 8.6 repeating and you can't have 0.6 of a password so you drop it

Answer 2

Answer:You can only make 8 passwords bc 26 divided by 3 is 8

Explanation:

There are 26 letters in the alphabet and you can only use 3 letters for a password. So you divide 26 by 3 to get 8