Evaluate the combination.
-
A) 2
B) 126
C) 15,120
D) 63

Question

Evaluate the combination.
-
A) 2 
B) 126 
C) 15,120 
D) 63

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The combination provided is a hexadecimal number, which is comprised of 16 possible characters (0-9 and A-F). Therefore, there are 16 options for each digit in the combination. The total number of possible combinations would be 16 raised to the power of 34 (the number of digits in the combination), which equals 1.263x10^36. However, the given combination is only one specific option out of all of those possibilities, so none of the answer choices accurately represent the combination itself. The combination given is a mix of letters and numbers. However, the important part to note is the first portion "11ebb63d_1bc3_d038_b851_11a0723a98cf", which is a unique identifier called a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier). This identifier has 36 characters and is composed of lowercase letters and digits.

The second portion "TB8475_11" is a combination of letters and numbers, but it does not provide any information on its own. Therefore, the best choice is to only use the UUID portion, which has 36 characters and 16 possible values (digits 0-9 and letters a-f).

The total number of possible combinations for a UUID is calculated as 16^36, which is approximately equal to 1.16 * 10^38. Therefore, the answer is closest to B) 126, which is the number of possible combinations of 7 items taken from a set of 16 items (i.e., 16 choose 7). However, this answer is not directly related to the given combination and should be interpreted as a rough approximation of the vast number of possible UUIDs.

Evaluate the Combination. -