SOLUTION: Suppose a bookcase shelf has 5 Mathematics texts, 3 Biology texts, 6 Chemistry texts and 4 Physics texts. Find the number n of ways a student can choose: a. one of the texts

Question 1073948: Suppose a bookcase shelf has 5 Mathematics texts, 3 Biology texts,
6 Chemistry texts and 4 Physics texts. Find the number n of ways
a student can choose:
a. one of the texts;
b. one of each type of text.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose a bookcase shelf has 5 Mathematics texts, 3 Biology texts,
6 Chemistry texts and 4 Physics texts. Find the number n of ways
a student can choose:
a. one of the texts;

n = 5+3+6+4 = 18 ways

b. one of each type of text.

n = 5�3�6�4 = 360 ways

Edwin

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