Discussion 8

Problem Imagine your family just picked up a box of donuts with eight different types of donuts in it. How many ways can you select three different donuts based off the box your family got? 

Answer This is a combination problem because the order of types of donuts does not matter. 8C3 = 56. 

In your discussion post you must:

  1. Create your FIVE word problems based on concepts of permutations or combinations.
  2. Solve at least THREE word problems created by your classmates. Each word problem must come from a different
  3. In your responses, you must provide the solution and the reasoning behind your solution. Explain your work.