Oct. 14 Color Design Question

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<p>Ok, so I read through like half these threads, seems like people got 20.</p>

<p>When I read the question, it didn's say anything about how a design had to be two different colors. Then it asked how many different designs there were. I know for sure it asked for different designs, because I double checked it, but about 75% sure that it didnt say 2 different colors</p>

<p>If this is what the question asked, then it's 5x5= 25, which is what i put. because blue,red is different then red,blue, and red,red has to be accounted. that's what makes it 5x5. </p>

<p>let me know what you guys think.</p>

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<p>It did.. I really hate to burst your bubble but I spent 5 minutes (finished 10 early used 5 to check) on that question making sure to read that it said differnet color. I am 100% sure it said different color. AND thinka bout it. WHY would they change the regions to 1 and 2 if there wasn't going to be a color change? Answer me that. What would be the points of the 2 regions?</p>

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<p>i'm with you. and according to your reasoning yes, it would be 25.</p>

<p>i know different designs was there, but of course its completely possible i overlooked the "different colors" phrase if it indeed existed.</p>

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<p>gyros, clarify your last point, and i'm not arguing that it didnt say, just wanted to find out if it really did.</p>

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<p>Like it had region 1, region 2, then region 1 again right?
WHy go to the trouble of putting that on if hes NOT going to put different colors? You get what I am saying?</p>

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<p>Yes, it did specify that different colors were necessary. I was wondering whether "designs" was in there as well, so thanks for clarifying that :)</p>

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<p>one reason would be to confuse test takers with the different regions?</p>

<p>another would be he wants a ball that's red on the inside and blue on the outside, but maybe all red too...</p>

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<p>well I got 20
reason: it says color 1 and color 2, how can it be painted with only 1 color?</p>

<p>anyways, its so ambiguous.</p>

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<p>since when did color 1 = color 2?
I think they had 3 regions to trick test takers and make them think that it was more byzantine than it actually was.</p>

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<p>no, color 1 isn't color 2, but the way i looked at it he specified them as regions to be colored, not different colors.</p>

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<p>I looked at it as having to be a design of two different colors, and used red-blue as different from blue-red, so I got 20.</p>

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<p>didn't the diagram label the ball with "color 1" and "color 2" ??</p>

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<p>yes it did</p>

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<p>then i agree with the posters above.
color 1 cannot be the same as color 2.</p>

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<p>It was like this:</p>

<p>( Color 1 | Color 2 | Color 1 )</p>

<p>Possibilties to color ball:</p>

<p>ABA
ACA
ADA
AEA</p>

<p>BAB
BCB
BDB
BEB</p>

<p>CAC
CBC
CDC
CEC</p>

<p>DAD
DBD
DCD
DED</p>

<p>EAE
EBE
ECE
EDE</p>

<p>= 20</p>

<p>I got a 790 in Math on the May SAT if that adds any credibility.</p>

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<p>it is an easy question: you have 5 color right and the ball 2 DIfferent color, so imagine you have two box
the fisrt one you can chose any color you like therefore you have 5 choice : put five in it. The second box you only have 4 choice left because you already use 1 for the first box. Remember Different color guys.</p>

<p>As the Laws of counting, just multiply 5 and 4 = 20 , 100% sure</p>

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<p>Ok I was just reading this before, but now I really feel compelled to bring up 2 points about the baseball question:</p>

<p>1) Did it even say in the question that it was a baseball? Or did people just think that it looked like a baseball and started calling it the baseball question? I really don't remember seeing the word "baseball" or "tennis ball" in that question at all. But if it really was a baseball/tennis ball then the answer would NOT be 20 because the 2 pieces that make up the baseball are identical, and therefore AB is the same as BA. </p>

<p>2) Does anyone remember if the words "three different regions" in the question (keyword: three)? If they were, then it would not be a baseball since a baseball is composed of 2 different regions. </p>

<p>...I really hate this question now...</p>

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<p>but they mark three region as 121 so there is actually only 2</p>

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<p>Yes, but the 1,2,1 was for the colours, as in colour 1, colour 2...</p>

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<p>there makes no difference between 1,2,1 region with 1,2,1 color. Just they have 2 DISTINCT place to put color in and we have 5 color, that's it</p>