Ms. Allen needs to decorate her classroom window with 5 diamonds, 5 hearts, and 5 stars arranged in 5 rows and 5 columns so that each row and column contains one of each ornament type. To solve this, she can systematically place one of each ornament type in each row and column until all ornaments are used up.
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1. Using Objects to Problem Solve For the holidays, Ms. Allen will hang ornaments outside the classroom window. She will put 5 diamonds, 5 hearts, and 5 stars. She is going to put the decorations in 5 rows and 5 columns. How can she decorate so that she can get a diamond, a heart, and a star in each row and column? Carry out your plan / Show your work Choose a strategy: Explain your work (steps to your process) (On back) solve the problem using a different strategy.