Q:

Combinations with Restrictions

Automobile license plates for a state consist of four letters followed by a dash and two single digits. How many different license plate combinations are possible if exactly one letter is repeated exactly once, but digits cannot be repeated? 
We have $\binom{4}{2}$ = 6  positions for the two identical letters to occupy
And we have (25)(24) ways to choose the other two letters
The total number of "words"  = 6 * 26 *25*24  = 93600
Since the digits cannot be repeated  = 10 * 9  =  90
The total possibilities  =  93600 *90  =8,424,000
Is this correct?

A:

Let's say the repeated letter is $A$; you are correct that then number of ways we can put two $A$ on a plate is $6$. The are $25 \cdot 24$ ways to pick the other two letters. But what if repeated letter is $B$? We get the same number of arrangements. So I think the correct number of arranging letters is $26 \cdot 25 \cdot 24 \cdot 6$. Everything looks correct.

