Question

Franklin the fly starts at the point $(0,0)$ in the coordinate plane. At each point, Franklin takes a step to the right, left, up, or down. After $10$ steps, how many different points could Franklin end up at?

Answer 1

Answer: Franklin could end at 4 different points.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Franklin the fly starts at the point (0,0) in the coordinate plane.

At each point, Franklin takes a step to the right, left, up, or down.

i.e. there are 4 choices of directions [A coordinate plan has 4 quadrants]

If he moves 10 steps, then the number of different points Franklin could end up at =  choices of directions

= 4

Hence, Franklin could end at 4 different points.