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Counting combinations

Apply the multiplication principle to count the total number of possible two-item combinations. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.

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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 16-18

Counting combinations

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1. A café offers 12 sandwich fillings and 3 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
12 s · 3 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
2. A café offers 5 sandwich fillings and 6 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
5 s · 6 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
3. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 5 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
3 s · 5 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
4. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
3 s · 11 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
5. A café offers 8 sandwich fillings and 5 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
8 s · 5 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
6. A café offers 6 sandwich fillings and 4 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
6 s · 4 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
7. A café offers 10 sandwich fillings and 3 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
10 s · 3 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
8. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 9 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
3 s · 9 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
9. A café offers 7 sandwich fillings and 6 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
7 s · 6 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
10. A café offers 5 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
5 s · 11 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
11. A café offers 8 sandwich fillings and 2 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
8 s · 2 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
12. A café offers 6 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
6 s · 11 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations

12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 16-18

Counting combinations

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. A café offers 12 sandwich fillings and 3 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
36
By the multiplication principle, 12 × 3 = 36 combinations.
2. A café offers 5 sandwich fillings and 6 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
30
By the multiplication principle, 5 × 6 = 30 combinations.
3. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 5 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
15
By the multiplication principle, 3 × 5 = 15 combinations.
4. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
33
By the multiplication principle, 3 × 11 = 33 combinations.
5. A café offers 8 sandwich fillings and 5 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
40
By the multiplication principle, 8 × 5 = 40 combinations.
6. A café offers 6 sandwich fillings and 4 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
24
By the multiplication principle, 6 × 4 = 24 combinations.
7. A café offers 10 sandwich fillings and 3 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
30
By the multiplication principle, 10 × 3 = 30 combinations.
8. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 9 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
27
By the multiplication principle, 3 × 9 = 27 combinations.
9. A café offers 7 sandwich fillings and 6 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
42
By the multiplication principle, 7 × 6 = 42 combinations.
10. A café offers 5 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
55
By the multiplication principle, 5 × 11 = 55 combinations.
11. A café offers 8 sandwich fillings and 2 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
16
By the multiplication principle, 8 × 2 = 16 combinations.
12. A café offers 6 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
66
By the multiplication principle, 6 × 11 = 66 combinations.

12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 16-18

Counting combinations

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. A café offers 12 sandwich fillings and 3 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
12 s · 3 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
2. A café offers 5 sandwich fillings and 6 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
5 s · 6 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
3. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 5 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
3 s · 5 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
4. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
3 s · 11 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
5. A café offers 8 sandwich fillings and 5 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
8 s · 5 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
6. A café offers 6 sandwich fillings and 4 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
6 s · 4 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
7. A café offers 10 sandwich fillings and 3 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
10 s · 3 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
8. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 9 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
3 s · 9 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
9. A café offers 7 sandwich fillings and 6 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
7 s · 6 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
10. A café offers 5 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
5 s · 11 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
11. A café offers 8 sandwich fillings and 2 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
8 s · 2 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations
12. A café offers 6 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
6 s · 11 · 1 · 1 · Counting combinations

12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 16-18

Counting combinations

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. A café offers 12 sandwich fillings and 3 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
36
By the multiplication principle, 12 × 3 = 36 combinations.
2. A café offers 5 sandwich fillings and 6 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
30
By the multiplication principle, 5 × 6 = 30 combinations.
3. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 5 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
15
By the multiplication principle, 3 × 5 = 15 combinations.
4. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
33
By the multiplication principle, 3 × 11 = 33 combinations.
5. A café offers 8 sandwich fillings and 5 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
40
By the multiplication principle, 8 × 5 = 40 combinations.
6. A café offers 6 sandwich fillings and 4 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
24
By the multiplication principle, 6 × 4 = 24 combinations.
7. A café offers 10 sandwich fillings and 3 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
30
By the multiplication principle, 10 × 3 = 30 combinations.
8. A café offers 3 sandwich fillings and 9 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
27
By the multiplication principle, 3 × 9 = 27 combinations.
9. A café offers 7 sandwich fillings and 6 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
42
By the multiplication principle, 7 × 6 = 42 combinations.
10. A café offers 5 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
55
By the multiplication principle, 5 × 11 = 55 combinations.
11. A café offers 8 sandwich fillings and 2 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
16
By the multiplication principle, 8 × 2 = 16 combinations.
12. A café offers 6 sandwich fillings and 11 drink choices. How many different 1-sandwich and 1-drink meal combinations are possible?
66
By the multiplication principle, 6 × 11 = 66 combinations.

12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification