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4-letter or 5-letter code

by naveenhv Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:41 pm

All of the stocks on the over-the-counter market are designated by either a 4-letter or a 5-letter code that is created by using the 26 letters of the alphabet. Which of the following gives the maximum number of different stocks that can be designated with these codes?

a. 2(26^5)
b. 26(26^4)
c. 27(26^4)
d. 26(26^5)
e. 27(26^5)
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Re: 4-letter or 5-letter code

by RonPurewal Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:51 am