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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: SKJohn on December 10, 2012, 09:43:50 PM
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My daughter asked me this math question today, and I couldn't come up with the right answer - HELP! (Been way too long since high school algebra . . . )
PROBLEM:
You have TWO types of ice cream (choco and vanilla), TWO types of toppings (caramel and fudge), and THREE type of sprinkles (nuts, peppermint and chocolate chips). Using only one of each item, how many different combinations of ice cream cones could you make?
Please show me the math used to solve - THANKS!
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Can the peppermint be substituted for green mint?
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Can the peppermint be substituted for green mint?
You can substitute it for anything - just keep the numbers the same :D
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This should be of help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLprXHbn19I
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I'm in 11th grade right now, learned this bs earlier in the year...or was supposed to...hell I don't remember. It has something to do with drawing a chart like
Chocolate, Caramel, Nuts 1
Chocolate, Caramel, Peppermint 2
Chocolate, Caramel, Chocolate chips 3
Chocolate, Fudge, Nuts 4
Chocolate, Fudge, Peppermint 5
Chocolate, Fudge, Chocolate chips 6
Vanilla, caramel, nuts 7
Vanilla, caramel, peppermint 8
Vanilla, caramel, Chocolate Chips 9
Vanilla, fudge, nuts 10
Vanilla, fudge, Peppermint 11
Vanilla, fudge, chocolate chip 12
A chart like that, soooo 12 combinations if memory serves me correct?
Doesn't she have her book? Or is it due tomorrow or something? You will usually find examples and exactly how to do stuff like this in the book...
Aaaaanyway, hope this helped
:salute
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Multiply across by the number of options in each set:
Two flavors x two toppings x three sprinkles
2 x 2 x 3 = 12 potential cobinations
If, for example, she were to add the options of receiving the ice cream in a cup, cone, or milkshake, then continue the process by including the fourth set of parameters.
2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 36 potential combinations
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Multiply across by the number of options in each set:
Two flavors x two toppings x three sprinkles
2 x 2 x 3 = 12 potential cobinations
If, for example, she were to add the options of receiving the ice cream in a cup, cone, or milkshake, then continue the process by including the fourth set of parameters.
2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 36 potential combinations
:aok
As easy as counting trees.
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Multiply across by the number of options in each set:
Two flavors x two toppings x three sprinkles
2 x 2 x 3 = 12 potential cobinations
If, for example, she were to add the options of receiving the ice cream in a cup, cone, or milkshake, then continue the process by including the fourth set of parameters.
2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 36 potential combinations
Oh yea....that too..I should remember this stuff but...naaaah :noid
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:aok
As easy as counting trees.
Uh huh, Lord knows ya gotta remember as many time-savers as possible!
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Just a simple question on permutations and combinations.
Like mentioned above just multiply across. 2x2x3
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42, of course!
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Thank you all sooooooooooo much! :aok
It was more like "I bet I'm smarter than you - figure this out" kind of things. :)
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Someone forgot half and half,half vanilla and half chocolate! So I would use 2x2x3x2.
:salute
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42, of course!
This guy knows what he's talking about!! :aok
#S#
Josh
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I have a master's degree in EE. One night my daughter was griping while doing her homework about how hard algebra was.
"Waaaa," I said, "I've forgotten more math than you'll ever know."
"So, why aren't you over here helping me, Dad?" she shot back.
I replied, "Weren't you listening? I've forgotten it." Luckily, she's not particularly accurate at throwing text books...that algebra book could have done serious damage!
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I'm still hungup on how many licks it takes to get to the juicy tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop.
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I'm still hungup on how many licks it takes to get to the juicy tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop.
It takes one lick of a toad to go to jail
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I have a master's degree in EE. One night my daughter was griping while doing her homework about how hard algebra was.
"Waaaa," I said, "I've forgotten more math than you'll ever know."
"So, why aren't you over here helping me, Dad?" she shot back.
I replied, "Weren't you listening? I've forgotten it." Luckily, she's not particularly accurate at throwing text books...that algebra book could have done serious damage!
I laughed. I can relate. :)
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I have a master's degree in EE. One night my daughter was griping while doing her homework about how hard algebra was.
"Waaaa," I said, "I've forgotten more math than you'll ever know."
"So, why aren't you over here helping me, Dad?" she shot back.
I replied, "Weren't you listening? I've forgotten it." Luckily, she's not particularly accurate at throwing text books...that algebra book could have done serious damage!
:lol
Now you want something that can seriously hurt, got to watch what I say at school around the girls. These anatomy, physiology, and biochem textbooks at least 8-10 inches thick. Now those things hurt. The books are probably as small as they come for med school books which is scary.
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I'm still hungup on how many licks it takes to get to the juicy tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop.
You'll have to ask Mr.Owl.
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:lol
Now you want something that can seriously hurt, got to watch what I say at school around the girls. These anatomy, physiology, and biochem textbooks at least 8-10 inches thick. Now those things hurt. The books are probably as small as they come for med school books which is scary.
I could offer as some solace a comment about the throwing limitations of the female of the species, but don't want to offend :angel: . Anyway, at least you don't have to run far to get out of range of those monster med school books.