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A password must be 8 characters long and include exactly 3 uppercase letters, 4 lowercase letters, and 1 digits. How many different passwords are possible?

 

Option: 1

420

 


Option: 2

320

 


Option: 3

280

 


Option: 4

200


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To calculate the number of different passwords that satisfy the given criteria, we can use combinations and multiplication principles.

First, let's consider the placement of uppercase letters. We need to choose 3 out of 8 positions for the uppercase letters. This can be calculated as \mathrm{C(8,3)}, which is " 8 choose 3 ":

\mathrm{ C(8,3)=8 ! /(3 ! \times(8-3) !)=8 ! /(3 ! \times 5 !)=(8 \times 7 \times 6) /(3 \times 2 \times 1)=56 . }

Next, let's consider the placement of lowercase letters. We need to choose 4 out of the remaining 5 positions for the lowercase letters. This can be calculated as \mathrm{C(5,4)}, which is " 5 choose 4 ":

\mathrm{ C(5,4)=5 ! /(4 ! \times(5-4) !)=5 ! /(4 ! \times 1 !)=5 . }

Similarly, for the placement of the digit, we need to choose 1 out of the remaining 1 position for the digit. This can be

calculated as \mathrm{C(1,1)}, which is " 1 choose 1 ":

\mathrm{ C(1,1)=1 ! /(1 ! \times(1-1) !)=1 ! /(1 ! \times 0 !)=1 . }

To find the total number of different passwords, we multiply the number of choices for each category:

\mathrm{ 56 \times 5 \times 1=280 \text {. } }

Therefore, there are 280 different passwords possible that are 8 characters long, include exactly 3 uppercase letters, 4 lowercase letters, and 1 digit.

 

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