How can a tree diagram help you determine the number of possible ways in which selections can be made?
1 Answer
Apr 2, 2015
Perhaps (hopefully) an example will help.
Suppose 4 students have agreed to stand for election as class President or Vice-President. (The same person could be elected to either position but not both).
The possible selection tree might look like:
From the tree diagram we can see the 12 possible selections.