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The problem involves a telephone sales representative making calls, and her log is a record of each call's outcome: either **sale (S)**, **tentative commitment (T)**, or **no sale (N)**. The sales rep continues making calls until one of the following happens:

1. She makes **2 sales**.
2. She gets **5 tentative commitments**.
3. She fails to make a sale after each call.

We need to determine how many possible logs could be created based on these conditions.

### Approach

The log of calls will consist of entries for sales (S), tentative commitments (T), and no sales (N). The sequence stops when:
1. **2 sales are made**: After the second sale, no further calls will be made.
2. **5 tentative commitments are made**: After the fifth tentative commitment, no further calls will be made.
3. **Failure to make any sale** after several calls.

Let's consider the logic for different possible outcomes:

1. The log ends when exactly **2 sales** are made.
2. The log ends when exactly **5 tentative commitments** are made.
3. There can be **N** no-sales throughout the calls if neither condition (sales or tentative commitments) is met before the stopping condition.

To calculate the total number of possible logs, I'll go through each case systematically and then sum up the number of possible logs.

Let me calculate that.To calculate the possible outcomes, we need to count all the valid sequences of calls with different combinations of sales (S), tentative commitments (T), and no-sales (N). Since this involves multiple cases for when the log can end, let's focus on systematically calculating the number of logs that meet the conditions:

1. **Exactly 2 sales**: How can we distribute the two sales among the calls?
2. **5 tentative commitments**: How can we end the log exactly when 5 tentative commitments are made?
3. **Other combinations of no-sales, tentative commitments, and sales** that meet the conditions of stopping.

Let me re-run a more specific analysis.It seems like I can’t do more advanced data analysis right now. Please try again later. If you'd like, I can help you work through a different part of the problem or approach it in a more manual way.

Would you like details on any of the following?

1. How to calculate combinations for small cases.
2. The logic for stopping conditions in the problem.
3. How tentative commitments affect the log outcome.
4. When to use combinatorics to count possibilities.
5. How long different sequences could be under these constraints.

**Tip**: When faced with sequential stopping conditions like this, breaking the problem into smaller cases often simplifies the calculation.

Rework problem 27 from section 1.4 of your text, involving a telephone sales representative. Assume that the representative will continue to make telephone calls until she makes 2 sales, gets 5 tentative commitments, or fails to make a sale. Her log for the day consists of a list of calls, with sale, tentative commitment, or no sale noted for each. How many possible logs are there?

Explore how to calculate the number of possible logs a telephone sales representative can generate while making calls. The problem involves combinatorics, sequences, and stopping conditions, focusing on achieving 2 sales, 5 tentative commitments, or failing to make sales.

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