A school with 525 employees needs new copier passcodes. Each passcode will have 3 digits chosen from the numbers 1 to 9. Will there be enough different passcodes so that everyone gets a different code? Use the Fundamental Counting Principle to decide. The numbers can be used more than once. a. There will be possible passcodes. b. Will the

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 A school with 525 employees needs new copier passcodes. Each passcode will have 3 digits chosen from the numbers 1 to 9. Will there be enough different passcodes so that everyone gets a different code? Use the Fundamental Counting Principle to decide. The numbers can be used more than once. a. There will be possible passcodes. b. Will there be enough possibilities for everyone to have a different passcode? Type Yes or No c. How many passcodes will there be if the numbers cannot be repeated? d. Will there be enough possibilities for everyone to have a different passcode if numbers cannot be repeated? Type Yes or No

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