document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401664>Question 401664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many bit string of length eight either start with a 1 bit or end with the two bits 00 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Starting with the 1 bit = 128 to 255 = 128 numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ending with 00 = 256/4 = 64 numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Half of these 64 numbers start with 1, leaving 32.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming starting with 1 and ending with 00 is counted only once:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "128 + 32 = 160 numbers<BR>\n" );
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