Headline Story
Data and Probability, #1
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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to the students. Encourage them to make an organized list to keep track of the combinations and think of inventive problems that can be solved using information from the story.
Headline Story
What can you say about the number of sundaes you could make with the following ingredients?
| Ice Cream | Sauce | Topping |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | Hot Fudge | Strawberries |
| Vanilla | Caramel | Nuts |
| Chocolate Chips | ||
| Choose one of each. | ||
Possible student responses
- For each choice of ice cream you could make 6 different sundaes: 3 with hot fudge and 3 with caramel sauce.
- Since there are 2 types of ice cream, you could make 2 × 6 = 12 different sundaes.
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