3.37: 6-character passwords from letters, numbers and symbols

0606/22/O/N/25 — Question 5 · 5 marks

A 6-character password is to be formed from the letters b, f, g, k, m; the numbers 3, 5, 7, 9; and the symbols *, !!, @@. Each character can be used at most once.
(a)
Find the number of 6-character passwords that can be formed if there are no further restrictions.
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(b)
Find the number of 6-character passwords that can be formed if the password starts and ends with a symbol.
[2]
(c)
Find the number of 6-character passwords that can be formed if the password starts with either a symbol then a number, or a number then a symbol, and ends with 2 letters.
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