Counting Principle & Simulations

How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes?

• 15
• 40
• 80
• 10

At Papa John's you are deciding on what you want for dinner. The pizza offers 8 different meats, 4 different cheeses, 3 different crust types and 2 different sauces. How many different pizzas do you have to choose from if you get to pick one thing from each category?

• 32
• 192
• 40,320
• 51,200

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

How many styles of sneakers are possible if Jared can choose from high-top or low-top, shoelaces or velcro, and the colors black, white, and red?

• 12
• 7
• 223
• 64

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The cafeteria has 2 choices of salads, 3 choices of entrees, and 2 choices of beverages. How many meal combinations are available and why?

• 7 because 2 + 3 + 2
• 12 because 2 x 3 x 2

How many outcomes are there with tossing a coin and rolling a dice?

• 2
• 6
• 12
• 24

Which method of finding the total outcomes of an event allows you to see all possible outcomes?

• fundamental counting principle
• experimental probability
• theoretical probability
• tree diagram

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Which is the best way to simulate choosing one student out of 12 to be the class president?

• roll a die and flip a coin
• roll a die
• spin a spinner with 4 sections
• flip a coin

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

How could you simulate randomly choosing a place for lunch out of 6 different restaurants?

• flip a coin
• roll a die
• spin a 4-sided spinner
• flip 2 coins

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

CCSS.7.SP.C.7

How could you simulate randomly choosing a shirt to wear out of 8 different choices?

• flip three coins
• roll a die
• spin a 5-sided spinner and flip a coin
• roll two dice

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8

Samuel has 5 different colors of pens and 2 different colors of paper. Which model could be used to simulate how many different combinations he has?

• spin a 5-sided spinner, then flip a coin
• roll a die 5 times
• flip a coin 5 times
• spin a 7-sided spinner twice

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8C