Using and Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (6th Edition)
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs
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(a) How many different ten-digit phone numbers can be formed? Can a city with 2 million telephone numbers be served by a single area code?
(b) How many exchanges are needed to serve a city of 80,000 people?
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Using and Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (6th Edition)
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