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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

Using only the digits 7, 8 and 9, how many positive seven-digit integers can be made that are palindromes?
Solution
Since we need to make a palindrome, it only matters what we pick for the first 4 digits, since the other three are reflections of the first three. Therefore, since each of them has 3 possibilities, our total is .
Final answer
81