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Re: How many 10-digit numbers can be formed using only the digit
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07 Aug 2018, 16:49
Explanation
This problem relies on the fundamental counting principle, which says that the total number of ways for something to happen is the product of the number of options for each individual choice.
For any digit of the 10-digit number there are exactly two options, a 2 or a 5. Thus, since there are two choices for each digit and it is a 10-digit number, there are \((2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2) = 2^{10}\) total choices.