The number of ways in which we can post 5 letters in 10 letter boxes is:
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So, we have 5 letters to be posted in 10 letter boxes. But, we do not need to follow any special/particular pattern or order in posting them.
So, the 1 s t letter has 10 boxes to choose from, in order to be posted.
Similarly, the 2 n d letter also has 10 boxes to choose from(we don't need to omit the box we have already chosen, as 2 or more letters can be posted in the same letter box).
Similarly, for the 3 r d , 4 t h and the 5 t h letter, we have 10 choices for each.
Thus, the total number of choices for all 5 letters is
1 0 × 1 0 × 1 0 × 1 0 × 1 0 = 1 0 5 .
So, the 6 t h option among the choices is the correct answer.