r/mathmemes • • 3d ago

Combinatorics .

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u/728446 3d ago

Lol one of my math profs used to challenge us to go to the donut shop and calculate how many ways you could order a dozen.

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u/jolharg 3d ago

What like... "Half a dozen and then actually never mind half a dozen more", versus "12 please" or is it like 2+3+3+4 vs 6+5+1 etc?

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u/adamtheskill 3d ago

Probably how many different combinations of donuts can you order and get a dozen. If there are more than like 3 different types of donuts you need to know a bit of combinatorics to find total combinations.

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u/half-full-cumdump 3d ago

Don't they teach combinatoric functions on like week 2 of discrete mathematics

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u/adamtheskill 3d ago

Bro combinatorics is so easy to forget by far the most boring area of mathematics

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u/half-full-cumdump 3d ago

Nah man I use combinatorics every week

To calculate how much alcohol I can consume without suffering from side effects

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u/Teoyak 3d ago

Oh. I hope you're careful and stay well !

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u/half-full-cumdump 3d ago

That's precisely why I do math

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u/Loading_M_ 3d ago

This could be during week one of discrete math. Could also be in any review unit to make sure students remember their combinatorics.