There are 3 different ways you can buy 72 cookies. You can buy 6 packs of 12 cookies. You could buy 2 packs of 36 cookies. You could buy 1 pack of 36 and 3 packs of 12 to get 72 cookies.
What is a combination?
The arrangement of the different things or numbers in a number of ways is called the combination.
Given that:-
- Cookies are sold singly or in packages of 12 or 36. With this packaging, how many ways can you buy 72 cookies?
There are 3 different ways you can buy 72 cookies.
- You can buy 6 packs of 12 cookies.
- You could buy 2 packs of 36 cookies.
- You could buy 1 pack of 36 and 3 packs of 12 to get 72 cookies.
Therefore there will be three ways to purchase the cookies.
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