In a certain appliance store, each model of television is uniquely designated by a code made up of a...
In a certain appliance store, each model of television is uniquely designated by a code made up of a particular ordered pair of letters. If the store has 15 different models of televisions, what is the minimum number of letters that must be used to make the codes?
Answer/Solution
4
Steps/Work
If n is the number of distinct letters used to create the two lettered codes, then a total of n∗n=n^2 different codes can be created. We need n2≥15. The smallest n which fulfills this condition is n = 4.
Answer C
Answer C