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1. What Is Organized Counting?

fangyuantu2025 — 2025-05-20 03:48:07 UTC

Combinatorics: A branch of mathematics that deals with counting methods, especially in complex situations.
It helps you organize choices and outcomes to avoid overcounting or undercounting.

2. Tree Diagrams

fangyuantu2025 — 2025-05-20 03:48:07 UTC

Example 1: Town Route Problem

3 roads from Ayre to Brantown
2 roads from Brantown to Cashcart
Total routes: 3 × 2 = 6
Includes a tree diagram showing all 6 options.

Example 2: Coin Flips

Flip a coin 3 times
Outcomes: H or T each time
Total possible results: 2 × 2 × 2 = 8
Tree diagram shows all 8 paths (HHH, HHT, ..., TTT)

Conclusion: Tree diagrams help visually organize all possible outcomes clearly.

2. Tree Diagrams

fangyuantu2025 — 2025-05-20 03:48:07 UTC

Example 1: Town Route Problem

3 roads from Ayre to Brantown
2 roads from Brantown to Cashcart
Total routes: 3 × 2 = 6
Includes a tree diagram showing all 6 options.

Example 2: Coin Flips

Flip a coin 3 times
Outcomes: H or T each time
Total possible results: 2 × 2 × 2 = 8
Tree diagram shows all 8 paths (HHH, HHT, ..., TTT)

Conclusion: Tree diagrams help visually organize all possible outcomes clearly.

5.Indirect Method

fangyuantu2025 — 2025-05-20 03:48:07 UTC

A problem solving technique for finding a quantity by determining another (opposite)quantity from which the first can be derived, in some situations, the indirect method makes calculations easier.

3. Fundamental Counting Principle

fangyuantu2025 — 2025-05-20 03:48:07 UTC

Rule of Product:
If a task has multiple stages, multiply the number of options for each stage:
Total = m × n × p × …

Keyword: “AND”

4Rule of Sum

fangyuantu2025 — 2025-05-20 03:48:07 UTC

If one action can be performed in m ways and another action can be performed in n ways and the first and second action are mutualy exclusive,then there are m+ n ways in which either the first action or the second action can be performed.

The keyword for these problems is “ or "

To solve these problems, there are four steps:actions

1.Determne the number of actions

2.Determine if the actions are mutuauy exclusive

3.Determine the possblties for each action.

4. Add the number of possibilities together.

My Original Practice Questions

fangyuantu2025 — 2025-05-20 03:48:07 UTC

Example 1:

You roll a 6-sided die twice. How many total outcomes?

Answer:
6 options for each roll → 6 × 6 = 36 outcomes

Example 2:

You choose a shirt (3 options) and a pair of shoes (2 options).
How many outfit combinations?

Answer:
3 × 2 = 6 combinations