Activity 2: Drawing Different Configurations


1. Consider a packing rule of 8. Suppose there is one box in the candy factory.

a) What are some different ways that this collection could be arranged?















b) How many different ways are there?








c) How could you know if you have found them all?










d)Would there be a different number of combinations if the packing rule was 10?


Copyright Janet Bowers, 1997

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