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The number of ways the call sign of a radio station be formed.
Answer to Problem 1ST
The number of ways the call sign of a radio station be formed based on the given condition is
Explanation of Solution
The call sign for the ratio station in the United States is a list of three or four letters with first letters from W & K and no restrictions on the other letters is to be estimated.
The total number of alphabets in English language is twenty-six.
The total possibilities for a three letter word shall be
The total possibilities for a four letter word shall be
The total number of possibilities shall be the addition of possibilities of three letter word and four letter words. Therefore,
Total number of Possibilities =
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