Question

Bill has 5 apples and 5 bananas. He can only put 5 pieces of fruit in a bowl. How can Bill make a table to show the different ways he can put fruit in the bowl?

What will be the same in each row of the table?

Answer 1

Explanation:

5 apples

5 bananas

2 bananas , 3 apples

2 apples and ,3 bananas

4 bananas and 1 apple

4 apples and 1 bananas

the sum of the amount of fruit in the bowl will remain constant

Answer 2

Number of Apple Bill has =5 apple

Number of Banana Bill has =5 Banana

Number of fruits that , Bill can keep in his bowl =5 Pieces of fruit , which will be combination of both Apple and Banana or either 5 Banana or 5 Apple.

Different ways by which the two different type of fruit that bill can put in the bowl, if maximum number of fruit in the bowl =5

Banana Apple Total

1 4 5

2 3 5

3 2 5

4 1 5

5 0 5

4 1 5

3 2 5

2 3 5

1 4 5

0 5 5

In the table , there will be , (total number of fruits=5), which will be same in each row.