Understanding what is being asked
Started by michellexn · started 2021-06-21 18:45 · last activity 2022-07-12 04:25 · 1 reply
For this question I interpreted it to mean how many different possible arrangements could there be, so I started going through like this:
1. K I F M G J H L N
2. K L N I F M G J H
3. K L I F M G J H N
etc...
essentially just moving L and N through the sequence since they could go anywhere after K (as long as L was before N). Doing that, I stopped after I realized that there were more than 9 possible combinations. That being said, I realize they're asking for the minimum possible number.
My question is, how did the video arrive at that answer? I don't think I am understanding what is being asked at all. Reading through the discussion posts I see that we can't assume it's a straight sequencing game, but shouldn't that only add to the number of possible combinations? What are we supposed to be figuring out? Can someone help me rephrase the question in a different way so I can understand what is being asked?