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A person's initials are two letter in a specific ordr. If everyone has initials, what is the fewest nu,ber of people who must attend a party to be sure the three of the people will have the same initials?

 Jan 18, 2019
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This is known as the pigeonhole principle

 

There are   (26)(26) =  676  possible sets of initials

 

Let's suppose one person has the initials  JG

 

We might have to go through a total of 676 more people to find another person with the same initials

 

And we might have to go through another set of 676 additional people to find the third person with the same initials

 

So  ....1 + 676 + 676  =  1353 people will guarantee three peope with the same initials

 

 

cool cool cool

 Jan 18, 2019

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