Graph theory and Combinatorics - how many walks?

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The question is more combinatorial, but it is based on graph theory.

How many walks with length $k$ does an $r$-regular graph with $n$ nodes contain?

Well $r$-regular means that all nodes have $r$ neighbours, but how to determine the number of walks... I have found that $n^{\underline k}$, $n = $ number of nodes, $k = $ nodes in the walk, is one plausible formula for that purpose, but still I can`t put in $r$.

Any suggestions how to proceed?

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You have $n$ choices of starting node. You then take $k-1$ steps, and at each step you have a choice of $r$ different neighboring nodes. Thus, the number of walks is $nr^{k-1}$.