Color combinations

[Kenthebear]

I have 4 colors. How many combinations will i have so each set is different?

 

[pka]

I have 4 colors. How many combinations will i have so each set is different?

Please tell us what many "combinations will i have so each set is different" It is hard to know what you mean.
To help you, suppose the colours are $\bf{R}$ed, $\bf{G}$reen, $\bf{Y}$ellow, $~\&~\bf{B}$lue.
So $\{\bf{R}\},~\{\bf{B}\},\{\bf{G},\bf{Y}\}$ seems to meet your description??

 

[JeffM]

If that is the question, it is not well written.

The answer might be 1, 4, 6, or 15, depending on what the question means?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

In addition,

15% Blue & 85% Y → some shade of Green

50% Blue & 50% Y → some other shade of Green

100% Green → Are these different or same?

 

[Kenthebear]

I have 4 colors. How many combinations will i have so each set is different?

In addition,

15% Blue & 85% Y → some shade of Green

50% Blue & 50% Y → some other shade of Green

100% Green → Are these different or same?

The question has nothing to do with color value. Let's say we have red blue green yellow. They are in order from 1 2 3 4. Now mix up 1 2 3 4 multiple times in a different order such as 2 4 1 3, 1 3 4 2 etc. I need to know how many pattern results I will have. This is for a textile art project. Note: each of the 4 colors is of the same hue. I could have said something like table chair stool and bench. Just switch them up in a different order. There is one numeral answer.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

The question has nothing to do with color value. Let's say we have red blue green yellow. They are in order from 1 2 3 4. Now mix up 1 2 3 4 multiple times in a different order such as 2 4 1 3, 1 3 4 2 etc. I need to know how many pattern results I will have. This is for a textile art project. Note: each of the 4 colors is of the same hue.

The question has nothing to do with color value.

The OP should have stated that. Why didn't you state that in your OP ?

I could have said something like table chair stool and bench. J

No - you could not have! Table and chair mixed together does not make stool. Where as blue (liquid) and yellow liquid mixed together will become "green".

Please post the EXACT problem as it was presented to you.

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Please share your work/thoughts about this problem

 

[JeffM]

The question has nothing to do with color value. Let's say we have red blue green yellow. They are in order from 1 2 3 4. Now mix up 1 2 3 4 multiple times in a different order such as 2 4 1 3, 1 3 4 2 etc. I need to know how many pattern results I will have. This is for a textile art project. Note: each of the 4 colors is of the same hue. I could have said something like table chair stool and bench. Just switch them up in a different order. There is one numeral answer.

The question is still not clear. Are you aware that “combination” in counting means that order is irrelevant.

1234, 1243, 1324, 1342, 1423, 1432, 2134, 2143, 2314, 2341, 2413, 2431, 3124, 3142, 3214, 3241, 3412, 3421, 4123, 4132, 4213, 4231, 4312, and 4321 are a SINGLE combination.

When order matters, it is called a permutation.

You have four distinct colors. Are you allowed to repeat them? Suppose you are not allowed repetitions. How many items? If it is four exactly, then there are 24 distinct permutations. If you are allowed repetitions, there are 256. Can there be fewer than 4 items? Can there be more?

You have provided virtually no information that would even begin to let us help you.

 

[Kenthebear]

The question is still not clear. Are you aware that “combination” in counting means that order is irrelevant.

1234, 1243, 1324, 1342, 1423, 1432, 2134, 2143, 2314, 2341, 2413, 2431, 3124, 3142, 3214, 3241, 3412, 3421, 4123, 4132, 4213, 4231, 4312, and 4321 are a SINGLE combination.

When order matters, it is called a permutation.

You have four distinct colors. Are you allowed to repeat them? Suppose you are not allowed repetitions. How many items? If it is four exactly, then there are 24 distinct permutations. If you are allowed repetitions, there are 256. Can there be fewer than 4 items? Can there be more?

Great. There are no repetitions thank you. So it's 24.

The OP should have stated that. Why didn't you state that in your OP ?

No - you could not have! Table and chair mixed together does not make stool. Where as blue (liquid) and yellow liquid mixed together will become "green".

Please post the EXACT problem as it was presented to you.

Please show us what you have tried and exactly where you are stuck.

Please follow the rules of posting in this forum, as enunciated at:

READ BEFORE POSTING​

This has nothing to do with furniture. I received my answer from another individual who understood the question. It's 24. Were not mixing colors or disecting nouns. The furniture was another example other than the 4 colors. It could have been 4 of anything. Not even related. Like here's 4 "thingies" to ponder on. MILK TYPEWRITER CENTIPEDE AND CLARINET. NOW. 1 2 3 4. SWITCH THEM AROUND ANYWAY YOU LIKE.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Did you have a response for our questions?

 

[Kenthebear]

Did you have a response for our questions?

No. And in closing I would like thank you for the correct answer to my math problem. "MATH" gentlemen. Over thinking causes a panic in your mindset. This was for a simple textile color choice of 4 hues to create a blanket. 1 2 3 4. 24 distinct permutations. Take your viewers questions and help with a grain of salt.
I thank you kindly.

 

[JeffM]

You used math vocabulary which you did no understand. When you were asked to clarify, you got snippy instead of trying to clarify your question. No one fell into panic. Unclear questions get unreliable answers. Next time try to engage instead of having an adolescent snit.

 

[Witong]

I have 4 colors. How many combinations will i have so each set is different?

The question was not well-formulated. But you can calculate the amount using this formula: 4*4*3*2. You will count and get an approximate amount And I don’t worry about mixing colors, I just find cool matching palettes

 

[Deleted member 4993]

The question was not well-formulated. But you can calculate the amount using this formula: 4*4*3*2. You will count and get an approximate amount And I don’t worry about mixing colors, I just find cool matching palettes

using this formula: 4*4*3*2

I do not know what formula you are using - but your answer is INCORRECT . Please refer to response #7 by JeffM. If you have difficulty in understanding his calculations, please ask and we will try to explain.

 

[Steven G]

You pose a question that is totally unclear and then you get upset that we do not give you the answer (even though it was given).
1st of all, if you had read the posting guidelines you would have known that as a math help site we do not solve problems for posters. How would that be helpful?! For the record, one should know how to list four letters in all possible orders. I know of 5 year olds that can do that.

 

[Steven G]

I have 4 colors. How many combinations will i have so each set is different?

How many in each set? 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6....? Can you repeat? Don't you see that you didn't pose a valid question?

 

[Steven G]

The question was not well-formulated. But you can calculate the amount using this formula: 4*4*3*2. You will count and get an approximate amount And I don’t worry about mixing colors, I just find cool matching palettes

Why an approximate answer?