document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=427686>Question 427686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many different 5-letter \"words\" are there which read the same forward as backward? (We use only capital letters and, of course, repeats are allowed.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st and 5th letter: 26 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd and 4th letter: 25 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd letter: 24 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total ways 2*26*2*25*24 = 4*26*25*24 = 62400 \"words\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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