Which best describes the authors purpose in Math Curse? A) To inform readers how to solve mathematical equations. B) to entertain readers with a mathematical tale. C) to persuade readers to study mathematics. D) to offer comparisons between math and other subjects.

C) to persuade readers to study mathematics.

Explanation:

Jon Scieszka's "Math Curse" is a picture book in which the story revolves around the mathematical questions and its applications in the day to day life. Throughout the story the student is seen witnessing mathematical questions and solving them. This exemplifies that the use of mathematics is very vast and is connected to the everyday life. Every new scene of the story enfolds a new mathematical problem with an answer hidden in the solution of it. The readers are advised to solve each of the questions and find their correct solutions at the end of the book. This creates interest among the readers.

24

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 4 possibilities for the first card.

After that, there are 3 possibilities for the second card.

Finally, there are 2 possibilities for the third card.

The total number of permutations is 4×3×2 = 24.

Here's the list (in alphabetical order):

ARS

ART

ASR

AST

ATR

ATS

RAS

RAT

RSA

RST

RTA

RTS

SAR

SAT

SRA

SRT

STA

STR

TAR

TAS

TRA

TRS

TSA

TSR