Tran's Hats

A Maths Starter of The Day

 

Tran has four different hats.

He always wears a hat on weekdays for the whole day.

Sometimes he wears the same hat more than once in a week.

In how many different ways might he decide to wear his hats in one week?

 Monday:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Note for Teacher: Click the button at the bottom right corner of each picture to show possible hat choices

 

 

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  • *Miss J Key, Farlingaye High School, Suffolk
  • Wednesday, July 12, 2006
  • "Thanks very much for this one. We developed it into a whole lesson and I borrowed some hats from the drama department to add to the fun!"
  • Class 5G, Lakeside Community Primary School
  • Tuesday, January 19, 2010
  • "We all had a go at the combinations but didn't get as far as 1024! We enjoy these starters - keep them coming =)."
  • Roslina Ahmad, Malaysia
  • Saturday, June 26, 2010
  • "This is great! I can use this in my math class."

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The answer is 45

= 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4

= 1024