Stage 32 · Counting, Permutations, Combinations & the Binomial Theorem

32.1.5 Tree Diagrams and Listing

32.1 The Two Counting Principles: Where All Counting Begins

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32.1.5 Tree Diagrams and Listing

Core idea

Draw every choice as a branching tree, count the leaves, then look back and check that your addition and multiplication gave the same answer

Module goal. Build the two basic habits of mind — add when you sort into kinds, multiply when you go step by step — and learn to tell whether a task is a 'sort' or a 'sequence', laying the foundation for permutations and combinations
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