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Exercise 2

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A combination lock consists of a dial with 40 numbers on it. To open the lock, you turn the dial to the right until you reach a first number, then to the left until you get to second number, then to the right again to the third number. The numbers must be distinct. How many different combinations are possible?

Hammond, Discrete Math for Shockers, §5.2 Permutations and Combinations, Exercise 2

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