Visa cards have 16 digits. The first digit is always 4 as in 4xxxxx – with the 2nd to 6th digits being the bank number while the 7th-15th numbers are your account number. The final digit is the check digit.   How many possible Visa card numbers are available?

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Visa cards have 16 digits. The first digit is always 4 as in 4xxxxx – with the 2nd to 6th digits being the bank number while the 7th-15th numbers are your account number. The final digit is the check digit.

 

How many possible Visa card numbers are available?

 

D. 4x1016
A. 4x1015
B. 1x1015
C. 1x1014
Transcribed Image Text:D. 4x1016 A. 4x1015 B. 1x1015 C. 1x1014
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There are 10 digits including zero. The first number should be 4. It is given that the 2nd to 6th digits are bank numbers. 

So there are 5 bank numbers and the other 9 numbers are the numbers from the account numbers plus a check number. 

 

 

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