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Solutions to the exercises

Exercise 1
a

-

b

4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 = 4096

c

4 × 4 = 16

d

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 64

Exercise 2
a

1000

b

24

Exercise 3
a

-

b

Too many (216) different branches.

c

25 × 3 = 75

d

5 × 3 = 15

e

1

f

16

g

215

Exercise 4
a

3 × 2 × 12 = 72

b

144

c

3 × 2 × 7 = 42

Exercise 5
a

20 20 20 = 8000

b

1 2 1 = 2

c

2 8 4 = 64

d

0

e

There are 1 2 1 + 8 1 7 + 2 7 3 + 2 8 4 = 164 outcomes for a price (if you can play for free).

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