Sandwich combinations II

Sandwich combinations II

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This task is about finding all possible combinations.
Hemi is making sandwiches. He can use brown bread or white bread.
   

brown bread white bread

He can choose tomato, cheese or ham as the filling.
   

tomato cheese ham

Hemi can choose only one type of bread and one type of filling. Write down all the different choices that Hemi could have. The first one has been done for you.

Type of bread

Type of filling

brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tomato

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Levels:
2, 3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Probability
Keywords: 
combinations
Description of task: 
Students record all the different combinations of sandwiches from two types of bread and three fillings.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' understanding of finding all possible outcomes for simple chance situations.
 
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Interpreting statistical and chance situations, set 3
Interpreting statistical and chance situations, sets 3-4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
  

Y4 (09/2000)

Brown and cheese
Brown and ham
White and tomato
White and cheese
White and ham

all correct – difficult

2-4 correct – moderate

1 correct – very easy

NOTE: The combinations can be in any order.