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The alphabet of a fictionary tribe consists of three letters: A, O and M. Any combination of no more than four of these letters is considered a word. How many words are does this tribe's language have?

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Answer:

120 words

Step-by-step explanation:

There are only three possible letters, assuming words can be 1, 2, 3 or 4 letters long:

The number of 1 letter words is 3

The number of 2 letter words is 3² = 9

The number of 3 letter words is 3³ = 27

The number of 4 letter words is 3⁴ = 81

The total number of possible words is:

[tex]3+9+27+81 = 120\ words[/tex]

This tribe's language has 120 words.

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