Counting Coffee Combinations: An Example of the Fundamental Principle of Counting

Authors

• David R. Duncan, University of Northern IowaFollow
• Bonnie H. Litwiller, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title Title

Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics Journal

Volume

33

First Page

43

Last Page

44

Abstract

Teachers in courses which involve probability and statistics are always looking for situations in which the Fundamental Principle of Counting (FPC) can be exemplified. We shall present an example involving a coffee vending machine at a highway rest stop.

Department

Department of Mathematics

Comments

First published in Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics Journal, v. 33 (2006), pp. 43-44, published by Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Original Publication Date

2006

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library

Copyright

© 2006 Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The copyright holder has granted permission for posting.

Date Digital

2006

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Duncan, David R. and Litwiller, Bonnie H., "Counting Coffee Combinations: An Example of the Fundamental Principle of Counting" (2006). Faculty Work. 1.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mat_facpub/1