4/8
1/2
30/5 + 2
8
If there are 6 dogs and 3 cats, what is the ratio of dogs to cats (reduced!)?
2 : 1
742 - 375 = ?
367
You are going to lunch and can choose between 3 entrees (spaghetti, chicken, and salad) and 5 drinks (water, sports drink, soda, juice, and lemonade). How many possible choices could you make? Draw a tree diagram.
3 * 5 = 15 possible choices
spaghetti - water (1)
- sports drink (2)
- soda (3)
- juice (4)
- lemonade (5)
chicken - water (6)
- sports drink (7)
- soda (8)
- juice (9)
- lemonade (10)
salad - water (11)
- sports drink (12)
- soda (13)
- juice (14)
- lemonade (15)
1/3
(5*3)2 + 8 / 2
34
If there are 6 dogs and 3 cats, what is the ratio of cats to dogs (reduced!)?
1 : 2
200 - 348 = ?
-148
You are going camping and can choose 3 activities to do in the day. In the morning, you can go hiking or bird watching. In the afternoon, you can go kayaking, swimming, or fishing. In the evening, you can sit by the campfire, play card games, or go to sleep early.
Draw a tree diagram and say how many possible schedules you could have.
2 * 3 * 3 = 18 possible schedules
hiking - kayaking - campfire (1)
- card games (2)
- sleep (3)
- swimming - campfire (4)
- card games (5)
- sleep (6)
- fishing - campfire (7)
- card games (8)
- sleep (9)
birding - kayaking - campfire (10)
- card games (11)
- sleep (12)
- swimming - campfire (13)
- card games (14)
- sleep (15)
- fishing - campfire (16)
- card games (17)
- sleep (18)
3/39
1/13
(3 - 4) + 2 * 4
7
Simplify 16:4
4:1
-83 - 59 = ?
-142
Define the fundamental counting principle.
If there are n ways to do one thing and m ways to do another thing, then there are n x m ways to do both things.
180/240
3/4
(4^2 - 1) * 3
45
Simplify 144:60
12:5
-49 + 102 = ?
53
You take a survey with five yes or no questions. How may different ways could you complete the survey?
2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 2 ^ 5 = 32
-35/25
improper fraction: -7/5
mixed number: -1 2/5
8 / 4 + (4 / 2^2 - 2)
1
10:12 and x : 36
30
-33 * -6
198
Your math final exam has a multiple choice section that consists of 5 questions with options A, B, C, and D followed by a true and false section that is 10 questions long. How many possible ways could you fill out your test? (You may use a calculator on this problem, but you must explain your reasoning.)
4 ^ 5 * 2 ^ 10 = 1024 * 1024 = 1048576