Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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3. Compound Events
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Exercise 16 Page 305

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We want to find the number of possible outcomes when choosing the parameters of a fitness tracker. First, there are 4 possible battery lives to choose from. Battery Life: 1 day,3days,5days, 7days Additionally, there are 5 different color for us to pick. Color: silver, green, blue, pink, black To find the total number of possible outcomes, we can use the Fundamental Counting Principle. ccc Number of & & Number of Battery Lives & & Colors 4 & * & 5 This means that the number of possible combinations is a product of these values. 4 * 5 =20

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