Problem 1: States of Confusion The following questions refer to U.S. states. A.
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Problem 1: States of Confusion The following questions refer to U.S. states. A. What is the minimum number of bits required to uniquely encode each US state? B. If told that a state begins and ends with the same letter, how much information is conveyed? C. Suppose you are told that a state "ends in 'a". How many bits of information have been provided to you? D. Suppose that, in addition to the first letter was a vowel, you are told that the state does not begin with an 'N'. How many total bits of information are provided by these two hints? Answers: (include at least 3 significant digits) A: B: C: D:Explanation / Answer
A. since there are 50 states in US the minimum no of bits to encode are 6 because when we convert 50 to binary number we get 6 digits.