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Their menu is shown below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Pizza \u003Cbr>Drink Anchovies Soda Pepperoni Punch Cheese Juice\u003Cbr>Water\u003Cbr>Milk\u003Cbr>How many different combinations of pizza and drink do you have to choose from?\u003Cbr>3) Billy was trying to decide what to wear for his first day of school. The clothes in his closet are listed below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Shirt Color \u003Cbr>Bottom Green\u003Cbr>Yellow\u003Cbr>Orange\u003Cbr>White Khaki\u003Cbr>Capri\u003Cbr>Shorts\u003Cbr>Kilt\u003Cbr>Pants\u003Cbr>How many different outfits choices does he have?\u003Cbr>2) Olivia was trying to decide which salad to order for lunch.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Salad \u003Cbr>Dressing Fruit French Chef Ranch Vegetable Italian\u003Cbr>Ginger\u003Cbr>Vinaigrette\u003Cbr>If each salad comes with 1 dressing, how many different combinations does she have to choose from?\u003Cbr>4) A baker lets customers pick one type and color of icing and one color of sprinkles. Her menu is below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Cake \u003Cbr>Icing \u003Cbr>Sprinkles Strawberry\u003Cbr>Chocolate White Purple Pink Pink Yellow\u003Cbr>Purple Yellow\u003Cbr>How many different combinations can you choose from?\u003Cbr>5) At a summer camp a team can 6) A video game lets you choose a\u003Cbr>choose a name, a color and a mascot. The choices are listed below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Name \u003Cbr>Color \u003Cbr>Mascot Alpha\u003Cbr>Gamma\u003Cbr>Delta\u003Cbr>Epsilon\u003Cbr>Beta Blue\u003Cbr>Yellow Hornet\u003Cbr>Lion\u003Cbr>How many different combinations are there to choose from?\u003Cbr>characters hair style, hair color and their class. Their choices are listed below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Hair Style \u003Cbr>Hair Color \u003Cbr>Class Curly\u003Cbr>Long\u003Cbr>Short\u003Cbr>Spiky\u003Cbr>Mowhawk Blue\u003Cbr>Black\u003Cbr>Red\u003Cbr>Green\u003Cbr>Blonde Thief\u003Cbr>Monk\u003Cbr>How many different combinations do you have to choose from? | 1.\u003Cbr>2.\u003Cbr>3.\u003Cbr>4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6. |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-6 | 83 | 67 |  | 50 | 33 | 17 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 3)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 3)[ 3](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 3)  \nIdentifying Combination Amounts  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>1) At John's Pizza Palace you can order one type of pizza and one drink for $9. Their menu is shown below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Pizza \u003Cbr>Drink Anchovies Soda Pepperoni Punch Cheese Juice\u003Cbr>Water\u003Cbr>Milk\u003Cbr>How many different combinations of pizza and drink do you have to choose from?\u003Cbr>3) Billy was trying to decide what to wear for his first day of school. The clothes in his closet are listed below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Shirt Color \u003Cbr>Bottom Green\u003Cbr>Yellow\u003Cbr>Orange\u003Cbr>White Khaki\u003Cbr>Capri\u003Cbr>Shorts\u003Cbr>Kilt\u003Cbr>Pants\u003Cbr>How many different outfits choices does he have?\u003Cbr>2) Olivia was trying to decide which salad to order for lunch.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Salad \u003Cbr>Dressing Fruit French Chef Ranch Vegetable Italian\u003Cbr>Ginger\u003Cbr>Vinaigrette\u003Cbr>If each salad comes with 1 dressing, how many different combinations does she have to choose from?\u003Cbr>4) A baker lets customers pick one type and color of icing and one color of sprinkles. Her menu is below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Cake \u003Cbr>Icing \u003Cbr>Sprinkles Strawberry\u003Cbr>Chocolate White Purple Pink Pink Yellow\u003Cbr>Purple Yellow\u003Cbr>How many different combinations can you choose from?\u003Cbr>5) At a summer camp a team can 6) A video game lets you choose a\u003Cbr>choose a name, a color and a mascot. The choices are listed below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Name \u003Cbr>Color \u003Cbr>Mascot Alpha\u003Cbr>Gamma\u003Cbr>Delta\u003Cbr>Epsilon\u003Cbr>Beta Blue\u003Cbr>Yellow Hornet\u003Cbr>Lion\u003Cbr>How many different combinations are there to choose from?\u003Cbr>characters hair style, hair color and their class. Their choices are listed below.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Hair Style \u003Cbr>Hair Color \u003Cbr>Class Curly\u003Cbr>Long\u003Cbr>Short\u003Cbr>Spiky\u003Cbr>Mowhawk Blue\u003Cbr>Black\u003Cbr>Red\u003Cbr>Green\u003Cbr>Blonde Thief\u003Cbr>Monk\u003Cbr>How many different combinations do you have to choose from? | Answers 1.  15  2.  15  3.  20  4.  24  5.  20 ","cbCaiu3Ze5OwxFum","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu3Ze5OwxFum","pdf",59988,"English","# Identifying Combination Amounts\n## Pizza and drink combinations\n## Salad and dressing combinations\n## Clothing outfit combinations\n## Icing and sprinkles combinations\n## Video game character combinations\n## Hair, class, and character combinations","[{\"question\":\"How do you find the number of pizza and drink combinations in Problem 1?\",\"answer\":\"Count the number of pizza choices and multiply by the number of drink choices, since one of each type is selected.\"},{\"question\":\"What does Problem 2 ask you to count?\",\"answer\":\"It asks for the number of salad-and-dressing combinations, where each salad comes with exactly one dressing.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the answers for Problems 4–6 determined?\",\"answer\":\"Each answer comes from multiplying the number of available options in each independent category (such as icing type/color and sprinkles color, or name/color/mascot choices).\"}]","Identifying Combination Amounts - Solve each problem | PDF",1790794670]