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How many five-letter palindromes are possible? (A palindrome is a string of letters that reads the same backward and forward, such as the string XCZCX.)
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For a five-letter palindrome, the first and fifth letters must be the same, and the second and fourth letters must also be the same. The third letter can be any letter. Show more…
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