{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "Define a $good~word$ as a sequence of letters that consists only of the letters $A,$ $B,$ and $C$ $-$ some of these letters may not appear in the sequence $-$ and in which $A$ is never immediately followed by $B,$ $B$ is never immediately followed by $C,$ and $C$ is never immediately followed by $A.$ How many seven-letter good words are there?\n___\nLeading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is `34`, then input `034`. Full credit goes to [MAA](https://maa.org/) for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the [AOPS](https://artofproblemsolving.com/) website.", "description_html": "

Define a good~word as a sequence of letters that consists only of the letters A, B, and C - some of these letters may not appear in the sequence - and in which A is never immediately followed by B, B is never immediately followed by C, and C is never immediately followed by A. How many seven-letter good words are there?

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034. Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.

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