How many wavelengths could appear in the spectrum of hydrogen atom

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How many wavelengths could appear in the spectrum of hydrogen atoms initially in the n=5 state?
 
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It can only go down. But it can go in more than one step.
5->4, 5->3,5->2,5->1
4->3 etc