math help please........8th grade
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aWhat is the value of 10C3? A. 30 B. 720 C. 120 D. 1000
what do you think it is?
umm b
incorrect
10 * 3 * 4 = ?
120
Correct! good job!
a shortcut way of doing these is 10C3 = 10*9*8 ------ 3*2*1 do you see the pattern?
ohhh yes i do. ok thank ya'll
Felipe can choose 1 snack from a box containing 3 different granola bars, 4 different kinds of fruit, and 2 different kinds of chips. How many ways can Felipe choose a snack? A. 9 B. 14 C. 5 D. 24 on this one do I just add up all the snacks to get my answer?
then it would be A?
no you dont add
Oh okay can you explain what to do please
think of a simpler example you have 2 friuts and 3 toffee bars for each of the fruits you can pick any one of 3 toffee bars so how many combinations are there?
2*3=6?
fruits are A and B , Bars are C,D and E possible combinations are AC , AD , AE and ?
right - you multiply
so extend that to your question..
so the answer for my problem would be D?
24 yes
thank you soo much for explain! :)
What is the value of (8 – 5)!? A. 40,200 B. 24 C. 5040 D. 6 would this one be D? @welshfella
yes it = 3! = 3*2*1
okay yay lol im doing better. i think
yes keep it up
How many combinations of 4 students can a teacher choose from 30 students? A. 810,000 B. 27,405 C. 657,720 D. 120
in this one do i multiply?
rememnber the shortcut ? 5C3 = 5*3*2 ----- 3*2*2 then 30C4 = 30*29........ -------- 4*3..........
can you fill in the blanks?
* correction that is 3*2*1 ( 2 posts ago)
start from 30 on top of the fraction and multiply by 1 less for a count of 4 then the denominator is 4*3 .... down to 1
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