2024 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 6

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Problem

What is the minimum number of successive swaps of adjacent letters in the string $ABCDEF$ that are needed to change the string to $FEDCBA?$ (For example, 3 swaps are required to change $ABC$ to $CBA;$ one such sequence of swaps is $ABC\rightarrow BAC\rightarrow BCA\rightarrow CBA.$)

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Problem 5
Followed by
Problem 7
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