2.16: Password selection from mixed characters

0606/23/M/J/18 — Question 3 · 5 marks

A 7-character password is to be selected from the 12 characters shown in the table. Each character may be used only once.
Characters
Upper-case lettersA, B, C, D
Lower-case letterse, f, g, h
Digits1, 2, 3, 4
(i)
Find the number of different passwords if there are no restrictions.
[1]
(ii)
Find the number of different passwords that start with a digit.
[1]
(iii)
Find the number of different passwords that contain 4 upper-case letters and 3 lower-case letters such that all the upper-case letters are together and all the lower-case letters are together.
[3]