document.write( "Question 257362: How many things could i code with four colors of paper clips by using THREE paper clips for each code? e.g.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It can also go backwards like B A A or C A A (Practicing coding for DNA with three bases instead of four!) \n" ); document.write( "
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How many things could i code with four colors of paper clips by using THREE paper clips for each code? e.g.
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\n" ); document.write( "1. A A A
\n" ); document.write( "2. A A B
\n" ); document.write( "3. A A C
\n" ); document.write( "It can also go backwards like B A A or C A A (Practicing coding for DNA with three bases instead of four!)
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\n" ); document.write( "Pick the 1st clip: 4 ways
\n" ); document.write( "Pick the 2nd clip: 4 ways
\n" ); document.write( "Pick the 3rd clip: 4 ways
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\n" ); document.write( "Ans: # of coded \"words\" would be 4^3 = 64
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