Monday 31 October 2016

November Challenge - Years 3 & 4

Cupcake Conundrum

Dinah goes into the cake shop every week and would like to try a different cupcake on each visit.  By looking at the menu below, can you help her find out how many different combinations she can have?

Cake size
Small
Medium
Large
Icing flavour
Chocolate
Vanilla
Lemon
Topping
Cherries
Sprinkles
Sweets

She must choose the size, icing flavour and topping for each of her choices.  Think about how you could organize your solution so you don’t miss any combinations.


Solution:  There are 27 different combinations.