Today Puzzle #597
Puzzle No. 597– Friday 25 October
Strictly Come Dancing's Halloween special is tomorrow night! One contestant, Mike Bushell, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Breakfast presenter, forgets his next three spooky dance moves. He remembers that it contains a mixture of left and right foot taps but forgets the exact order. How many different ways could Mike dance his next three moves?
Today’s #PuzzleForToday has been set by Bobby Seagull, a school Maths teacher and Cambridge University Doctorate student.
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There are 8 different permutations of left and right foot taps.
LLL, LLR, LRL, LRR, RLL, RLR, RRL, RRR
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