document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65417>Question 65417</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ten teams play a game in which they either win lose or draw. With a key of W=win L=Lose and D= Draw - I suppose the first permutation would be WWWWWWWWWW, perhaps followed by WWWWWWWWWL etc etc. ...What would the total number of permutations be for all ten games. Is it possible to see all the possible permutations for this online?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 3^10 possible patterns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3^10 = 59049 patterns.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No, I would not like to list them online.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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