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Choices at a restaurant |
2009-04-13 |
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From Rob:
There is a restaurant you get:
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So the question is how many different combinations are there. You can only have 1 rice/noodles in a selection and only 1 sauce in a selection but you can have between 1 and all twelve mains in a selection. there are 7 rice/noodles , 12 mains and 6 sauces. How many possibilies. I did it mentally in the restuarant, no pen, paper or calculater and i got 3276..i think thats wrong. please help
Rob
Answered by Robert Dawson, Stephen La Rocque and Claude Tardif. |
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How many different hamburgers is it possible to order? |
2008-02-17 |
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From Elizabeth:
At a hamburger stand you can order a hamburger with any of the following, in any combination: ketchup, mustard, pickles, onions, tomatoes, mayonnaise and/or lettuce. How many different hamburgers is it possible to order?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Strings of 4 digits from 1,2,...,7 |
2004-12-09 |
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From Tom:
How many different combinations can be made of the numbers 1-7 in 4 string combinations in any order? EX:7-2-3-5, 3-5-1-7, etc...
And if you were to include the same 2 numbers in every combination, how many would that make? EX: Using 1 & 2: 1-2-7-4, 5-1-4-2, 2-7-5-1, etc...
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Tree diagrams |
2002-10-12 |
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From Denean:
- For lunch, students can choose juice or milk; hamburger or pizza; and a banana or apple. How many lunch combinations can the students make?
- In an experiment, Monty can use paper towels or cloth. He can choose red, green, or yellow food coloring. How many combinations are there?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Free pamphlets |
2001-10-24 |
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From Salman:
a travel agency has limited number of six different free pamphlets about the beetle islands. the agent tells you to take any that you want, but not more than two of any kind. Assuming that you take at least one pamphlet, how many choices could you make
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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