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Simplex Locks

Posted on January 9, 2020 at 2:25 pm.

Written by admin

Session Author: Amy Myers


A simplex lock is a type of combination door lock that involves pushing-in buttons. Given the set of rules for using a 5-button simplex lock, how many different combinations are there?

Resources

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Categories

  • Strategies:
    Try a smaller problem, Problem posing
  • Topics:
    Combinatorics
  • Styles:
    One rich problem
  • Mathematical Practices:MP7, MP8

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