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January 2011 Entries

How many unique pizza combinations does Domino’s Pizza have?

Okay, a weird topic I know but I saw a question asked in NewScientist querying whether the Domino’s Pizza claim of 1.8 billion combinations is possible.  Here is the answer I am submitting: If we have 4 options on the menu (ABCD) and choose 1 topping we have 4 unique combinations. If however we choose 2 toppings we have 6 unique combinations.  As toppings in a different order are considered the same combination this means that when choosing the second topping we must choose from a sub-set of the entire menu. For example, when working out how many combinations...

posted @ Monday, January 10, 2011 11:10 AM | Feedback (306) | Filed Under [ Code ]

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