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(a) How many bits are available for storing information in a 57 × 57 Version 10 QR code?

This version has four alignment patterns that do not intersect a timing pattern and two that do intersect a timing pattern. It also has two 18-bit version information areas.

(b) If the overhead for the mode, character count, and Level L error correction is 22%, how many characters can be stored in the code?