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MathNet 2021 — Part 05 Question 65

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2021 — Part 05

Question 65

Let $N$ be the number of ways in which the letters in "HMMTHMMTHMMTHMMTHMMTHMMT" ("HMMT" repeated six times) can be rearranged so that each letter is adjacent to another copy of the same letter. For example, "MMMMMMTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHH" satisfies this property, but "HMMMMMTTTTTTHННННННННННМ" does not. Estimate $N$.
An estimate of $E$ will earn $\left\lfloor 20 \min \left(\frac{N}{E}, \frac{E}{N}\right)^{4}\right\rfloor$ points.