OK, let's go one further on license plates...

What if no number or letter can appear more than once?

ex:2ABA333

Let's think this out -- one slot at a time:

We'll do all the numbers first...

10  __  __  __  __  __  __

No restrictions yet.
 

Now, let's say that a 5 went in the first slot:

5  __  __  __  __  __  __
So, a 5 cannot go here...  That leaves 9 possibilities:

0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9


10  __  __  __  9  __  __
 

Now two numbers have been used...  It might be

5  __  __  __  2  __  __
8 possibilities here:

0 , 1 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9



10  __  __  __  9 * 8 * 7
                                                    and 7 possibilities here

Now, let's do the letters...  No letter can appear more than once...

Can you finish it off?

10  __  __  __  9 * 8 * 7  =  _______