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Exercise 18a
Chapter 6, Section 6.1, Page 396

Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

ISBN: 9780073383095

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DEFINITIONS

Product rule If one event can occur in m ways AND a second event can occur in n

ways, the number of ways the two events can occur in sequence is then m ⋅ n.

Sum rule If an event can occur either in m ways OR in n ways (non-overlapping), the

number of ways the event can occur is then m + n.

Subtraction rule If an event can occur either in m ways OR in n ways (overlapping),

the number of ways the event can occur is then m + n decreased by the number of

ways that the event can occur commonly to the two different ways.

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SOLUTION

There are 4 possible DNA bases: A, C, G and T

(a)

First base: 4 ways

Second base: 4 ways

Third base: 4 ways

Fourth base: 4 ways

Fifth base: 1 way (since it has to be A)

We need to use the product rule , because the first event is picking the first base, the

second event is picking the second base, ...., the 5th event is picking the 5th base.

4 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 1 = 44 = 256

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(a) 256 DNA sequences

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