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A punch-code lock box 2010-11-29
From Doug:
I am a real estate agent that uses punch-code lock boxes on houses to store the keys. I need to crack the code on one of our boxes, so I need a list of the possible combinations.
Rules:
4 digit code
Numbers 0-9
Each number can only be used once
Order of the numbers does not matter.

With advice from this site, I have calculated that there should be 210 possibilities. 10x9x8x7 (5040) gives me the total number possibilities and 4x3x2x1 (24) gives me the total number of ways to arrange those numbers. So if I divide the possibilities by the arrangement, I get 210. (5040 / 24 = 210) GREAT!!!

Now, how do I develop a list of those 210 combinations?

Thanks for your help.

Answered by Robert Dawson.
My phone is "sim locked" 2010-06-10
From Daniel:
Question from daniel:

got a phone that says sim locked, it requires 0-9 digit code to get in, how many combinations could there be if you could please list the possibilities, the number can be repeated.

Answered by Penny Nom.
A three digit entry code 2010-04-14
From Bryon:
The entry code for the executive bathroom is a three-digit odd number with no repeated digits. If you want to try to break in, what is the maximum number of numbers you'll have to try? (Remember that the three-digit numbers cannot start with zero.)
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
A code on my pedometer 2010-02-19
From Jacqui:
Hi I need to break a code on my pedometer. I have only 3 digits 1 2 and 3 but need to fill a 5 digit code. I have tried to find answers but they seem to relate to if the digits are only used once. I can use them in any order and repeated as many times. How many possibilities are there and is there an easy way to run through them. Many thanks
Answered by Tyler Wood.
A 4-digit phone code 2010-01-21
From pat:
my daughter can`t remember her 4-digit code to unlock her phone. she is pretty sure it starts with a 4. can you help us? my brain is locked up
Answered by Robert Dawson.
A four digit passcode 2009-01-12
From john:
i have a machine at home that has a four digit passcode and the numbers range from 1 to 4 how can i get all the ways those numbers can be used
Answered by Harley Weston.
Zip codes, postal codes and 5 digit codes 2008-07-08
From Mike:
Sorry if you have answered this before but I don't understand the explanations I have seen. How many possible combinations are in a 5 digit code (like a Zip Code). Is there an equation that can be used for this type of question?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Break this code 2008-04-16
From Kim:
The most common letter used in the English Language is E. The next is T. Vowels O,A and I are the next most common;then comes the letter N.

Use this information to break this code.

DMRA EXCEFX GC RCQ JRCL QBMQ QBX NQOGA CS DMQBXDMQTUN UMR BXFE QBXD WXMG CW LWTQX M UCGX

Answered by Claude Tardif.
A 4 digit passcode 2008-02-16
From Rob:
If there is a 4 digit passcode with only 6 punch in symbols, how many possibilities are there and what are they? symbols are: Y, X, RB, RT, LB, LT. Please get back to me, thanks for your time and help.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Zip codes 2007-12-03
From Natalie:
How many 5 digits zip codes are possible if digits can be repeated?
Answered by Penny Nom.
How many three button codes are possible? 2007-08-23
From kim:
A home security device has ten buttons and is disarmed by pushing three buttons in sequence. How many three button codes are possible if each button can be pushed more than once in the code?
Answered by Stephen la Rocque.
I need all the possible 4 digit combinations... 2007-07-18
From Jo:
I have lost the code for my car stereo. I need all the possible 4 digit combinations using the numerals 1 2 3 4 5 and 6. Thank you
Answered by Penny Nom.
Five button push lock 2007-07-06
From Jeffrey:
We have a 5 button push lock and we were wondering how many different codes were possible in this situation. In this lock each button can only be pressed once (ie it's not a numbered key pad) and order matters. How would we find out the # of possible codes?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A 4-digit access code 2005-01-02
From Missi:
I need to find the 4 digit number to access my voice mail. These numbers will be 0-9 & numbers can be repeated. Could you provide me with a list of possibly combinations? If not, do you know anywhere that I could get a list of combinations so I don't have to write it all down?
Answered by Harley Weston.
A zip code problem 2000-10-26
From Rob Mathis:
Find the zip code of a place in a county so that the product of it and the zip code of another place in another county of the same name, but in a different state, is an exact multiple of the number 123456789
Answered by Claude Tardif.
 
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