Help with maths question from GL paper 7

11 Plus Maths – Preparation and Information

Moderators: Section Moderators, Forum Moderators

11 Plus Platform - Online Practice Makes Perfect - Try Now
solimum
Posts: 1420
Joined: Wed May 09, 2007 3:09 pm
Location: Solihull, West Midlands

Re: Help with maths question from GL paper 7

Post by solimum »

Plus they haven't taken into account the option of a flake, of strawberry sauce, of different cones, or the little paper decoration stuck on top!
hwood
Posts: 31
Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:44 pm

Re: Help with maths question from GL paper 7

Post by hwood »

From my DD, the answer is 36 and she thinks the following are the possible combinations:

VV VS VC VM VP VM
SV SS SC SM SP SM
CV CS CC CM CP CM
MV MS MC MM MP MM
PV PS PC PM PP PM
MV MS MC MM MP MM

* V - Vanilla, S- Strawberry, C - Chocolate, M - Mint, P - Peach, M - Melon

She calculated based on A, B, C, D, E, F and came with the following and changed A to V, B to S, C to C, D to M, E to P and F to M

AA AB AC AD AE AF
BA BB BC BD BE BF
CA CB CC CD CE CF
DA DB DC DD DE DF
EA EB EC ED EE EF
FA FB FC FD FE FF
ToadMum
Posts: 11947
Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:41 pm
Location: Essex

Re: Help with maths question from GL paper 7

Post by ToadMum »

solimum wrote:Plus they haven't taken into account the option of a flake, of strawberry sauce, of different cones, or the little paper decoration stuck on top!
The one we don't go to does Freakshakes as well, but that's more DS2's territory. My favoured alternative supplier has a mean Biscoff sundae in his repertoire, but is open to substitutions. Calculating the permutations there might be more a GCSE sort of question :shock:.
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.Groucho Marx
Guest55
Posts: 16254
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:21 pm

Re: Help with maths question from GL paper 7

Post by Guest55 »

hwood wrote:From my DD, the answer is 36 and she thinks the following are the possible combinations:

VV VS VC VM VP VM
SV SS SC SM SP SM
CV CS CC CM CP CM
MV MS MC MM MP MM
PV PS PC PM PP PM
MV MS MC MM MP MM

* V - Vanilla, S- Strawberry, C - Chocolate, M - Mint, P - Peach, M - Melon

She calculated based on A, B, C, D, E, F and came with the following and changed A to V, B to S, C to C, D to M, E to P and F to M

AA AB AC AD AE AF
BA BB BC BD BE BF
CA CB CC CD CE CF
DA DB DC DD DE DF
EA EB EC ED EE EF
FA FB FC FD FE FF

That 'assumes' that EF is different to FE and we do not have a definition of different - bad question.
Post Reply
11 Plus Mocks - Practise the real exam experience - Book Now