In a game there are 3 paths and four stages. How many paths are possible?
2007-02-22 15:39:30 · 6 answers · asked by aamna 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Are there 3 paths in each stage?
Additionally, do they intersect? To clarify - does stage 1 have 3 possibilities, and stage 2 have 7 possibilities (due to 2 intersections)?
If so, stage 3 has 15, stage 4 has 31 RESULTS.
You can get the # of paths by working backward through this, assuming it is the model you're working with.
2007-02-22 15:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Routes = path ^ stages
3 path per stage with 4 stages
The number of routes possible is
3^4=3 x3x3x3 =81
the number of possible routes = the number of
paths to the power of the number of stages.
stage1=3x1= 3 paths 3^1= 3 different routes
stage2=3x2= 6 paths 3^2=9 different routes
stage3=3x3= 9 paths 3^3=27different routes
stage4=3x4=12 paths 3^4=81different routes
2007-03-01 23:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going on the assumption that you mean there are 3 paths in each one of the stages. Then the number of possible paths is the product of the number of choices at each stage.
Essentially,
3*3*3*3 = 3^4
or simply
81 paths.
2007-02-22 15:46:47 · answer #3 · answered by uahgrad05 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is easy. the answer is 3 paths. there can only be 3 possible cause when you start a new stage you start a new serises of 3. so at any given time there is only 3 paths. i use to sell video games. i know this way of thinking.
2007-03-02 05:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by midnight78dhs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is 3 paths because you said that in a game, there are three paths meaning in the whole game there are only 3 paths...
2007-03-01 22:47:13 · answer #5 · answered by geloi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12?
2007-02-22 15:46:49 · answer #6 · answered by Carrie Sutherland 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋