Consider the following counting problem. How many different sequences of 3 letters can be formed using the letters
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if repetition is allowed?
To solve this problem which of the following rules would you use?
◦ The permutations rule only
◦ Both the permutations rule and the basic counting rule
◦ The combinations rule only
◦ The basic counting rule only