Problem

2003 AIME II Problem 3

Define a \text{good word} as a sequence of letters that consists only of the letters A, B, and C - some of these letters may not appear in the sequence - and in which A is never immediately followed by B, B is never immediately followed by C, and C is never immediately followed by A. How many seven-letter good words are there?

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.


Show/Hide Problem Tags

Problem Tags: Counting and probability

Want to contribute problems and receive full credit? Click here to add your problem!
Please report any issues to us in our Discord server
Go to previous contest problem (SHIFT + Left Arrow) Go to next contest problem (SHIFT + Right Arrow)