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A bracelet is made by stringing together four beads. Each bead is either red or green. How many different color patterns are

possible for the bracelet, where patterns are considered the same if rotating one wil produce the other, as shown here?

Plz I need this quickly

A bracelet is made by stringing together four beads. Each bead is either red or green-example-1
User Rechu
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Answer:

6

Explanation:

RRRR

RRRG

RRGG

RGRG

RGGG

GGGG

6, (You problary forgot hat 2 green and 2 red have 2 possilbilties, RRGG and RGRG)

User Dhamibirendra
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Answer:

3 or 5, depends on the bracelet can be fully green or red. If you have to have both colours then it's 3.

Explanation:

RRRG

RRGG

RGGG

GGGG?

RRRR?

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