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| + | What is the minimum number of successive swaps of adjacent letters in the string <math>ABCDEF</math> that are needed to change the string to <math>FEDCBA?</math> (For example, 3 swaps are required to change <math>ABC</math> to <math>CBA;</math> one such sequence of swaps is | ||
| + | <math>ABC\rightarrow BAC\rightarrow BCA\rightarrow CBA.</math>) | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | {{AMC10 box|year=2024|ab=A|num-b=5|num-a=7}} | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
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Problem
What is the minimum number of successive swaps of adjacent letters in the string 
that are needed to change the string to 
(For example, 3 swaps are required to change 
to 
one such sequence of swaps is
)
See also
| 2024 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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