Helen has a free day and wants to do four activities from a list of options for each one. She can visit one of four uncles, adopt one of three pets, buy one of five types of flowers, and engage in one of four hobbies. There are 4 choices for the first activity, 3 for the second, 5 for the third, and 4 for the fourth, resulting in 4 x 3 x 5 x 4 = 240 total combinations of activities Helen could choose.

1. A LITTLE MATHS IN ENGLISH BY MELODY DMAY

2. COMBINATIONS

3. Helen has a free day. She wants to do a lot of things. But she has only time to do four things:

8. HOW MANY COMBINATIONS ARE THERE?

9. There are 240 combinations

10. LET’S SEE…

12. So, There are 240 combinations. ADAPTED FROM http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/combinations