please just explain the answer
So, here’s what I’m getting, but I’m probably doing it wrong:
THE UNITED STATES
ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL
Okay, so the rules say the letters don’t have to be adjacent, so let’s start with something easy and get rid of the pair of U’s:
THE NITED STATES
ONE HNDRED DOLLAR BILL
Also, let’s get rid of the spaces:
THENITEDSTATESONEHNDREDDOLLARBILL
Okay, next how about the two pairs of L’s:
THENITEDSTATESONEHNDREDDOARBI
And there’s 4x T’s, so away they go:
HENIEDSAESONEHNDREDDOARBI
I see 5x E’s, so let’s remove 4 of them:
HNIDSASONHNDREDDOARBI
And a pair of I’s:
HNDSASONHNDREDDOARB
Oh, and there’s 4x D’s:
HNSASONHNREOARB
I see a pair of H’s:
NSASONNREOARB
Pair of R’s:
NSASONNEOAB
Pair of O’s:
NSASNNEAB
Pair of S’s:
NANNEAB
Pair of A’s
NNNEB
An lastly, a pair of N’s (with a third, which we can save)
NEB
Which is, of course, BEN spelled backwards
(And if this isn’t the right answer, then someone needs to clarify the instructions...)