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Question
In how many ways can 7 letters be posted in 4 letter boxes?
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Solution
Each letter can be posted in any one of the 4 letter boxes.
Number of ways of posting one letter = 4
∴ Required number of ways of posting the 7 letters =`4xx4xx4xx4xx4xx4xx4=4^7`
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