Felice bought 3/4 of a pound of American cheese at the deli. She used 1/2 of the cheese to make sandwiches. How much cheese did
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Answers:
- (a) 73440
- (b) 3060
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Explanation for part (a)
Consider four slots labeled A,B,C,D.
We have
- 18 choices for slot A
- 17 choices for slot B
- 16 choices for slot C
- 15 choices for slot D
We started at 18 and counted down until we filled the four slots. The countdown is because we cannot repeat a color. Multiply out those values to get the answer: 18*17*16*15 = 73440
You can use the nPr permutation formula as an alternative method
in this case n = 18 and r = 4. The exclamation marks indicate factorial.
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Explanation for part (b)
Let's say we had color labels A,B,C,... all the way up to R which is the 18th letter in the English alphabet. From those 18 letters, we can only pick four. Let's say we pick D,E,F,G.
Focusing solely on the set {D,E,F,G}, we only have one set and the order doesn't matter. So {D,E,F,G} is the same as {D,E,G,F}.
There are 4*3*2*1 = 24 ways to arrange those four items meaning that we'll need to divide the result of part (a) by 24 to get the result of part (b)
73440/24 = 3060
You could use the nCr combination formula to get the same result
where n = 18 and r = 4 are the same from last time.
The connection between nPr and nCr is this
which can be rearranged into
these formulas are handy to help us go back and forth between nCr or nPr.
Answer: 1300 cm^3, 850 cm^2
Step-by-step explanation:
With a triangular prism, you need to calculate the surface area of the triangle first and then the length. Here's how to solve for the volume (A):
Triangles is b*h/2, plug in the equation
10*13/2
130/2
65
Now use the length of the rest of the shape, which is 20 cm.
65*20=1300
the volume is 1300 cm^3.
for B, finding the surface area requires you to analyze each individual part of the shape.
Each part colored in represents a different shape:
Red:
10*20=200
Blue:
13*10/2=65
65*2=130 (Two triangles)
Green:
13*20=260
260*2=520 (Two rectangles)
Add them all up together.
200+130+520= 850 cm^2
