The information message is transmitted within 5 minutes at a speed of 10 bytes per second

The information message is transmitted within 5 minutes at a speed of 10 bytes per second. How many characters did this message contain if an alphabet of 16 characters was used?

Let us determine what value in bits the volume of a message transmitted at a rate of 10 b / s will equal, if from the condition of our problem we know for sure that it took 5 minutes to transmit it:

5 minutes is the same as 300 seconds:

1 byte is the same as 8 bits:

10 * 8 * 300 = 24000.

Let us determine what value the informational weight of the symbol will equal if we know for sure that an alphabet of 16 characters is used:

16 = 2 ^ i;

i = 4.

Determine the number of characters:

24000: 4 = 6000.

Answer: 6000.