How many Smashburgers?

2023-11-20 09:44:40

How many Smashburgers?


Egad!   There must be a million ways to craft one of these burger! How many ways do you think that there are?


Act I - Study the menu image on the right and consider what sort of burger you would like and how many ways you could choose your ingredients. For toppings, you are allowed none, one, or any number of them. But for the bun, you can only choose one. 

Act II - Look for a pattern in calculating how many ways both for when you could have only one and when you could have any number of sauces, toppings, yummy, etc.

Act III - Show your conclusions to the class and compare answers. The reveal!


For Adventurer members we have a PowerPoint presentation to use in your class, an editable Word docx for the activity and solutions/teaching hints.

Thanks to Denis Sheeran, a New Jersey math educator and speaker, (reachable on Twitter @MathDenisNJ) for this idea.


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Giant beach towel
    Beaches are starting to open again. Bring summ...
    How many Smashburgers?
    Egad!   There must be a million w...
    Tree for Springtime
    Here in the Northeast, flowers are blooming and ...
    Oil Spill Tragedy
    As of May 28th, 2010  it is believed that t...
    The Olympic Torch trip in South Korea
    On October 24, 2017, the Olympic flame was captu...
    How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?
      Cincinnati Bengals serving their thank-y...
    Population Clock
    How in the world does this clock conclude that...
    What can you tell about a snowflake?
    As a snowflake falls from the sky, its crystal...
    One harrowing adventure
      Can you imagine being stuck in the...
    Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011
       "Steve leaves behind a company that ...