Question; the final score of a soccer game is 6 to 3...

Question

The final score of a soccer game is 6 to 3. How many different scores were possible at half-time? Please explain.

Answer 1

This is a poorly posed situation. Assuming that all of the goals could be anytime during the game, 28.

(0, 0), (0, 1), (0, 2), (0, 3)

(1, 0), (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3)

(2, 0), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3)

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(6, 0), (6, 1), (6. 2), (6. 3)

7 x 4 = 28