Fun with combinatorics

Algebra I, Algebra II, Pre-Algebra, Precalculus 1 Minute

I found the following videos through UpWorthy: http://www.upworthy.com/see-this-teachers-amazing-response-to-the-question-but-when-are-we-gonna-have-to-use-this. Hats off to this wonderful middle school math teacher for engaging his students in some surprisingly rich problems.

Part 1 (be sure to read the comments in the original YouTube video to see why the answer isn’t 2^{10} \cdot 10!):

Part 2:

Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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