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Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:52 pm**

A taxi cab driver is experimenting in how many different routes he may take in getting from point A to point J. A map of his area is shown below.

The streets are all one-way, with the arrows indicating the direction. One pathway would be ABCDEFGHIJ. A shorter route would be ACEGIJ.

How many different routes can be taken before the driver must repeat a particular pathway?

ANSWER: 55

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:57 pm**

I'll take a bit of a stab here and say 28.

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:17 pm**

I'll stab too, 54?

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:18 pm**

Quichey wrote:I'll take a bit of a stab here and say 28.

incorrect Q
what do you mean take a stab i thought you would be working this one out :wink:

higher

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:19 pm**

Dissident wrote:I'll stab too, 54?

i'll give it to you diss..actually 55

Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:21 pm**

magpie in the 80's wrote:A taxi cab driver is experimenting in how many different routes he may take in getting from point A to point J. A map of his area is shown below.

The streets are all one-way, with the arrows indicating the direction. One pathway would be ABCDEFGHIJ. A shorter route would be ACEGIJ.

How many different routes can be taken before the driver must repeat a particular pathway?

ANSWER: 55

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Posted: **Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:22 pm**

I actually drew the damn thing out.... and counted.

I must have missed one somewhere!

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