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1. Solve the problem by making a table.

Claudio will decorate his bedroom. He can choose tan, blue, or gray paint and striped or plaid curtains. How many ways can he decorate his room with different paint and curtains?

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Jane’s new bike can have hand brakes or foot brakes. The bike can be silver, blue, black, or purple. How many possible bikes are there?

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Lesson 5

Problem Solving:Make a Table

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There are 2 types of brakes: hand brakes or foot brakes.There are 4 color choices: silver, blue, black, or purple.

I need to find the number of possible bikes.

Make a table.

There are 8 possible bikes.

CheckMultiply 2 types of brakes by 4 color choices. 4 × 2 = 8

Silver Blue Black Purple

Handbrakes

Hand/Silver Hand/Blue Hand/

BlackHand/Purple

Footbrakes

Foot/Silver Foot/Blue Foot/

BlackFoot/Purple

tan, (t) blue, (b) gray, (g)

striped, (s)

plaid,(p)

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Solve each problem by making a table.

2. Jimmy has a number cube labeled 1 through 6, and a penny. How many different ways can the cube and penny land with one roll of the cube and one flip of the penny?

1 2 3 4 5 6

heads, (h)

tails, (t)

3. Archie earns $4 each week for doing his chores. How much money will Archie earn in 2 months if there are 4 weeks in each month?

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Month 1

Month 2

4. 7 Identify Structure Abigail has a green, yellow, and purple shirt to match with either a white, black, or red pair of pants. How many different shirt and pants outfits can she make?

pants, (w) pants, (b) pants, (r)

shirt, (g)

shirt, (y)

shirt, (p)

How many outfits would be possible if Abigail had only 2 shirts and 2 pair of pants? Explain.

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4 outfits; 2 × 2 = 4

9 outfits

$4

$4

$4

$4

$4

$4

$4

$4

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h2

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h3

t3

h4

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