Answer:
Hi!
The answer to:
a. 6 bits.
b. 9 bits.
c. 26 bits.
Explanation:
a. For the states of the U.S.A, you need 50 or more combinations to represents each element.
If you use 6 bits, the possible combinations are 2⁶ = 64.
b. For days in a year, you need 365 or more combinations to represents each element.
If you use 9 bits, the possible combinations are 2⁹ = 512.
c. For inhabitants of California, you need 36,457,549 or more combinations to represents each element.
If you use 26 bits, the possible combinations are 2²⁶ = 67,108,864. If you use 25 bits instead of 26, then you have 2²⁵ = 33,554,432 combinations. These possible combinations are not enough to represent each inhabitant.
