Name
Problem
Solving
23.4
Date
Problem-Solving Strategy:
Make an Organized List
Problem David has three trophies. One
is for football, one is for baseball, and one
is for quiz bowl. He wants to display the
trophies on a shelf. How many different
ways can the trophies be arranged on the
shelf?
1.
What do you know?
There are three trophies: football,
baseball, and quiz bowl
2.
What names will you use in your organized list?
football, baseball, quiz bowl
3.
Make an organized list to show the different
ways the trophies can be arranged. How
many different ways can the trophies be
arranged total?
six different ways; lists may vary
4.
What other strategy could you use to
check your answer?
Possible answer: I could act it out and
record all the different arrangements.
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