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salsadip
2655 days ago
i am lost. how can a sequence of 3 digits be 4 digits long?
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kiallmacinnes
2655 days ago
It asked how many possible choices are there, 000 through 999 is 1000 choices, just as there are 10 numbers between 0 and 9 inclusive. (Yes, the Q also said each digit must be unique, hence the real answer is 720).
Anyway - IMO this is a terrible question.
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kevinwang
2655 days ago
They're saying that 1000 was also a choice on the multiple choice test
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salsadip
2655 days ago
i can't read. thank you
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alexsb92
2655 days ago
Where does it say it has to be 4 digits long? Most PINs are I guess, but you could have 3 digit pins just as easily.
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wlamond
2655 days ago
He's saying there are 1000 possible PINs (000-999) if you don't have the unique digit constraint.
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Anyway - IMO this is a terrible question.