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Three flags, each of different color, are available for a military exercise. Using these flags, different codes can be generated by waving

Three flags, each of different color, are available for a military exercise. Using these flags, different codes can be generated by waving:
(1) single flag of different colors, or
(2) any two flags in a different sequence of colors, or
(3) three flags in a different sequence of colors.
The maximum number of codes that can be generated is:

(a)

6

(b)

9

(c)

15

(d)

18

Answer:

(d)

Moderate

Explanation

The maximum number of codes that can be generated is 18. Hence, (d) is correct.