Answer to September 16, 2002 Problem |
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Wendy's Salad Bar Problem |
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What is the number of items on the Super Bar that would produce at least
26,335 combinations? You may include just 1 item, any combination of 2 items,
any combination of 3 items, ... up to the total number of items on the
Super Bar.
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Solution to Problem: The answer is 15.
For example, for three items on the salad bar,
For fourteen items on the salad bar, For fifteen items, there are 32,767 combinations on the salad bar.
Here is a list of all the possible combinations:
Certainly, Wendy's has more than 15 items on their Salad Bar!!
Why did Wendy's use the number 26,335 in their advertisement?
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