Three-one strings with matching endpoints
Among binary strings of length 8 that contain exactly three 1s, how many have their first and last bits equal (both 0, or both 1)?
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- Case on the common endpoint value; only the 6 interior slots are free.
- Both ends 1: ; both ends 0: ; add.
Answer
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26
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