he hexadecimal digits are as follows: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F. How many different sequences of 5 hexadecimal digits are possible? A digit may repeat.

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The hexadecimal digits are as follows: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F. How many different sequences of 5 hexadecimal digits are possible? A digit may repeat. 

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Since, letters A, B, C, D, E, and F are the digits in terms of hexadecimal.

Hence, there are 16 digits (d).

it is given that the digit may be repeated.

Thus, for a sequence, the first place, it could be filled up by 16 digits, then the second place, it could be filled up by 16 digits, as well, due to given information (the digit may be repeated).

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