An informational message of 720 bits consists of 180 characters. What is the power of the alphabet

An informational message of 720 bits consists of 180 characters. What is the power of the alphabet with which this message is written?

The total information volume of a message of 180 characters consists of 720 characters, therefore, one character of the text takes 720: 180 = 4 bits.
A binary code consisting of 4 bits can have 2 ^ 4 = 16 possible states from 0000 to 1111. Thus, the cardinality of the original alphabet is 16 characters.



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