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counting and probability junior

Problem

The length of the shortest trip from to along the edges of the cube shown is the length of 3 edges. How many different 3-edge trips are there from to ?

problem
Solution
There are 3 choices for the first move starting from . Having made the first move, then there are 2 choices for the second move. Then there is just 1 choice for the third move. Thus, there are or paths from to .
Final answer
6