Cphill answer below..... I neglected the 'distinct' portion of the question
so it should be :
MATH can sit in 4 positions
then there are 3 positions left , one has to be a number 10 choices
the other two positions can be a letter 22 x 21 (since M A T H are already used)
but the number can be in one of three positions x 3
4 x 10 x 22 x 21 x 3 = 55440
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