SOLUTION: The final score of a hockey game is 4 to 3. How many different scores could there have been at the end of the first period?
Answer is 14, but I don't know how to get it.
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Answer is 14, but I don't know how to get it.
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Question 940602: The final score of a hockey game is 4 to 3. How many different scores could there have been at the end of the first period?
Answer is 14, but I don't know how to get it. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The final score of a hockey game is 4 to 3. How many different scores could there have been at the end of the first period?
Answer is 14, but I don't know how to get it.
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0 to 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 (4 possibilities)
1 to 0 to 1 or 2 or 3 (4 possibilities)
2 to 0 to 1 to 2 or 3 (4 possibilities)
3 to 0 to 1 to 2 to 3 (4 possibilities)
4 to 0 to 1 to 2 to 3 (4 possibilities)
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Ans: I get 20 possibilities
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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