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Toy theorem

Okay kiddo, let me explain the toy theorem to you!

So you know how sometimes when you have a lot of toys, you want to put them all away in a box or a basket? Well, imagine you have a bunch of different types of toys, like action figures, stuffed animals, and toy cars.

The toy theorem is like a math rule that helps you figure out how many different ways you can put those toys away in the box or basket.

It's kind of like a recipe. You take the number of different types of toys you have, and raise it to the power of how many toys you can put in the box or basket.

For example, let's say you have 3 types of toys (action figures, stuffed animals, and toy cars), and you can only fit 2 toys in the box or basket. To use the toy theorem, you would do 3 to the power of 2, which is 9. That means there are 9 different ways you could arrange those toys in the box or basket.

Pretty cool, right? The toy theorem helps us figure out how many different ways we can organize things, whether it's toys in a box, or letters in a word. And it's something you can learn more about when you get older and start doing more advanced math!
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