Dripping Wet After Your Shower, You Have Clean Forgotten the Combination

question 29

Short Answer

Dripping wet after your shower, you have clean forgotten the combination of your lock. It is one of those "standard" combination locks, which uses a three-number combination with each number in the range 0 through 39. All you remember is that the second number is either 27 or 37, while the third number ends in a 4. In desperation, you decide to go through all possible combinations using the information you remember. Assuming that it takes about 10 seconds to try each combination, what is the longest possible time you may have to stand dripping in front of your locker ?
Assume that 4 does not end with a 4 .

__________ minutes

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Definitions:

Resonance

A concept in chemistry where a molecule is represented by two or more structures to depict its electron distribution more accurately.

Friedel-Crafts Alkylation

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Limitations

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M-Bromoethylbenzene

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