How Many Unique Pizza Combinations Can You Order With Given Options?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the number of unique pizza combinations available at a pizza store with three sizes, two crusts, ten toppings, and three sauces, requiring at least one topping and one sauce. The problem is approached using the fundamental counting principle and combinations, clarifying that the phrase "at least 1 topping and 1 sauce" implies one of each type, not just one sauce. Participants outline the need to sum combinations for various topping counts and sauce selections. The final calculation results in a total of 42,966 unique pizza combinations. This comprehensive analysis highlights the complexity of the problem while emphasizing the importance of clear definitions in mathematical queries.
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pizza store has small/medium/large with 10 different toppings 2 crusts and 3 types of sauses. how many ways to ordera pizza with atleast 1 topping and 1 sauce?
 
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This is straight nPk stuff.
 
This isn't really a "permutations" problem since order is not important. Use the "fundamental counting principal". If you have n choices for "X" and m choices for "Y", then you have mn choices for both X and Y together.
 
Does the "at least 1 topping and 1 sauce" mean AT LEAST ONE TOPPING AND ONLY ONE SAUCE or does it mean AT LEAST ONE TOPPING AND AT LEAST ONE SAUCE?
 
LittleWolf said:
Does the "at least 1 topping and 1 sauce" mean AT LEAST ONE TOPPING AND ONLY ONE SAUCE or does it mean AT LEAST ONE TOPPING AND AT LEAST ONE SAUCE?
it means typical pizza of 1 sauce plus at least 1 topping.
for each of 3 sizes, each of 2 crusts, and each of 3 sauces, you'll need to consider:
(number ways choosing 1 topping
+ number ways choosing 2 toppings
+ number ways choosing 3 toppings
+ ... ... ... number ways choosing 10 toppings)
 
LittleWolf is right; The structure of the statement is ambiguous, and the meaning doesn't help much. You can certainly have more than one type of sauce on a pizza, just as you can have more than one topping. Just choose one meaning and solve for it, or solve for both meanings.
 
This is a combination qn..Juz take 3*10*2*3
 
gunblaze said:
This is a combination qn..Juz take 3*10*2*3

You haven't taken the condition into consideration.
 
himurakenshin said:
pizza store has small/medium/large with 10 different toppings 2 crusts and 3 types of sauses. how many ways to ordera pizza with atleast 1 topping and 1 sauce?
based on previous thread contributions:
# orders for each of 3 sizes, each of 2 crusts, at least 1 of 10 toppings, and at least 1 of 3 sauces =
(3 sizes)(2 crusts)

(number ways choosing 1 topping from 10
+ number ways choosing 2 toppings from 10
+ number ways choosing 3 toppings from 10
+ ... ... ... number ways choosing 10 toppings from 10)

(number ways choosing 1 sauce from 3
+ number ways choosing 2 sauces from 3
+ number ways choosing 3 sauces from 3)

= \ 6 \cdot \left ( \sum_{r=1}^{10} \mathbb{C}_{r}^{10} \right ) \cdot \left ( \sum_{r=1}^{3} \mathbb{C}_{r}^{3} \right )

= \ 6 \cdot \left ( \, (-1) \ + \ \sum_{r=0}^{10} \mathbb{C}_{r}^{10} \right ) \cdot \left ( \, (-1) \ + \ \sum_{r=0}^{3} \mathbb{C}_{r}^{3} \right )

= \ 6 \cdot \left ( \ (-1) \, + \, (2^{10}) \ \right ) \cdot \left ( \ (-1) \, + \, (2^{3}) \ \right )

= \ 6 \cdot \left (1023 \right ) \cdot \left (7 \right )

= \ 42,966
 
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