1. The Tooth Fairy Problem The tooth fairy is giving children $1 for each tooth lost this month. The tooth fairy has only quarters, dimes, and nickels to give away. If the tooth fairy must use at least one of each coin, how many ways can the $1 be made?

2. What Is the Question We Are Asked? The tooth fairy is giving children $1 for each tooth lost this month. The tooth fairy has only quarters, dimes, and nickels to give away. If the tooth fairy must use at least one of each coin, how many ways can the $1 be made?

3. What Information Do We Have? $1 for each tooth Only quarters, nickels and dimes Must use at least one of each coin The tooth fairy is giving children $1 for each tooth lost this month. The tooth fairy has only quarters, dimes, and nickels to give away. If the tooth fairy must use at least one of each coin, how many ways can the $1 be made?

4. What Information Are We Looking For? The tooth fairy is giving children $1 for each tooth lost this month. The tooth fairy has only quarters, dimes, and nickels to give away. If the tooth fairy must use at least one of each coin, how many ways can the $1 be made? Combinations that make $1 AND that use one of each coin AND a list of ALL possible combinations

5. What Could We List? Ways to make $1 with quarters, dimes, and nickels. OR

6. How Will We Know If We Repeat a Combination? Always put the coins in the same order. 2 4 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 1 6 3

7. How Will We Know When We Are Finished? Use a system to try all combinations for one coin, then another, etc. 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 6 2 1 8

8. Count All The Possibilities 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 6 2 1 8 1 7 1 1 6 3 1 5 5 1 4 7 1 3 9 1 2 11 1 1 13

9. We counted 13 possibilities The question asks “how many ways” We know we haven’t repeated any possibilities because of the columns We know we’ve tried all the combinations because we went in order So YES we can answer the question Can We Answer the Question?