Grade 5 Challenges: Combinations & Multi-Step Problems

A fruit basket contains 3 apples, 4 bananas, and 2 oranges. How many different combinations of 2 fruits can you choose from the basket?

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Sarah has 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. If she wants to select 2 marbles, how many different combinations can she make?

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In a school, there are 6 different clubs. If a student wants to join 2 clubs, how many combinations of clubs can they choose?

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A pizza shop offers 4 types of cheese and 3 types of toppings. If a customer wants to choose 1 cheese and 2 toppings, how many different combinations can they create?

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Liam has 4 different books and wants to take 2 of them to the park. How many combinations of books can he choose?

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At a party, there are 5 different games to play. If a group of friends wants to play 3 games, how many combinations of games can they select?

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A toy store has 3 types of dolls and 2 types of action figures. If a child wants to buy 1 doll and 1 action figure, how many combinations can they choose?

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In a garden, there are 4 types of flowers. If a gardener wants to plant 2 different types, how many combinations can they choose?

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A bakery offers 3 types of cookies and 2 types of cakes. If a customer wants to buy 1 cookie and 1 cake, how many combinations can they create?

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Emma has 5 different colored pencils. If she wants to use 3 of them for her drawing, how many combinations of colored pencils can she choose?

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