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counting and probability intermediate
Problem
Define a as a sequence of letters that consists only of the letters , , and --- some of these letters may not appear in the sequence --- and in which is never immediately followed by , is never immediately followed by , and is never immediately followed by . How many seven-letter good words are there?
Solution
There are three choices for the first letter and two choices for each subsequent letter, so there are -letter good words. Substitute to find there are seven-letter good words.
Final answer
192