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document.write( "If the order of cities does not matter, then the probability is the value\r\n" );
document.write( "reciprocal to the number of triples of 50 cities\r\n" );
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document.write( "If the order of cities does matter, then the probability is the value \r\n" );
document.write( "reciprocal the the number of ordered triples\r\n" );
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document.write( "The term \"route\", used in the post, assumes that the order does matter,\r\n" );
document.write( "but common sense says me that an expected meaning in this problem is \r\n" );
document.write( "\"the order does not matter\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Had I formulate this problem, I would find/use another words to make the meaning clear and unambiguous.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The instruction at the end of the post is written in anti-mathematical form.\r\n" );
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