SOLUTION: You are going to set up a stereo system by purchasing separate components. In your price range you find 5 different receivers, 8 different compact disc players, and 12 different

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Question 1148161: You are going to set up a stereo system by purchasing separate
components. In your price range you find 5 different receivers, 8 different
compact disc players, and 12 different speaker systems. If you want one of each
of these components, how many different stereo systems are possible?

Answer by greenestamps(13206)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


By the fundamental counting principle, the number of different systems is the product of the numbers of choices for each component: 5*8*12.

You can do the calculations.


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