A researcher plans to identify each participant in a certain medical experiment with a code consisting of either a single letter or a pair of distinct letters written in alphabetic order. What is the least number of letters that can be used if there are 12 participants, and each participant is to receive a different code?
I think we need to consider this criteria"with a code consisting of either a single letter or a pair of distinct letters written in alphabetic order." My understanding is that the codes should includ both a single letter or a pair of distinct letters.
I think we need to consider this criteria"with a code consisting of either a single letter or a pair of distinct letters written in alphabetic order." My understanding is that the codes should includ both a single letter or a pair of distinct letters.