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THE QUESTION
How many ways can you paint your apartment?

You are one of the winners in Wal-Mart's Free Paint Promotion Contest. You will be given enough paint to cover four rooms of your apartment. You may paint each room with only one color based on these criteria:

If N is the number of letters in your first name, then N is the number of colors you may choose from to paint your bedroom.
If M is the number of letters in your middle name, then M is the number of colors you may choose from to paint your bathroom.
If you have no middle name, then M is the number of letters in the month you were born.
If L is the number of letters in your last name, then L is the number of colors you may choose from to paint your living room.
If K is the number of letters in the day of the week you were born, then K is the number of colors you may choose from to paint your kitchen.
If you do not know the day of the week you were born,
find out at Paul's Birthday Calculator.
How many ways can you paint your apartment?

Use your numbers for K, L, M, and N to draw a flower in the mathlet above that illustrates the number of ways you can paint your apartment. Follow the directions below:

DIRECTIONS
Draw a flower in the mathlet above that illustrates the answer to the question
How many ways can you paint your apartment?

Enter your 4 numbers in the STEMS box.
Enter your 4 numbers in the RADII box.
Enter your 4 hexadecimal numbers in the COLORS box.
Experiment with the relative lengths of the stems in the RADII box.
Do not enter radii bigger than 1, or your flower may grow beyond the viewing window.
Experiment with the colors by varying the 6 hexadecimal digits in the COLORS box.
Separate your entries with either a comma or a blank space.
Have fun!
Email early and often!

CHECK LIST
To illustrate your answer, your drawing must contain these properties:

The number of tips on your flower must equal the answer to your question above.
Each number in your STEM box must correspond to a number in your calculation, and vice versa.
Each number in your calculation must be represented by a different color in your diagram.
Your colors must be different from the example.
Your radii lengths must be different from the example.
Include the input boxes with your drawing so we know what you did to draw your flower.
Screencopy and email your flower to your instructor for 5 points.
Include your FIRSTNAME, MIDDLENAME or BIRTHMONTH, LASTNAME, and DAY OF THE WEEK.
Answer the question How many ways can you paint your apartment?
Show how you got it.
Send your illustration and answer in early so your instructor can correct you.
Re-read these directions. You probably overlooked something.
Don't lose points unnecessarily.