document.write( "Question 181411: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability (worksheet)\r
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document.write( "Questions:
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document.write( "While answering the questions please tell me how to get the answer. Thanks.\r
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document.write( "1.A menu has 3 appetizers, 5 salads, 7 entrees, and 4 desserts. How many different meals can be made from this menu?
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document.write( "A.420
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document.write( "B.840
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document.write( "C.150
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document.write( "D.270\r
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document.write( "2.The Personal Identification Number for a bank must be a four-digit number. Each digit can be a number between zero and nine. How many possible Personal Identification Numbers are there?
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document.write( "A.10
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document.write( "B.100
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document.write( "C.1,000
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document.write( "D.10,000\r
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document.write( "3.A man tosses a six-sided die three times. How many possible outcomes are there?
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document.write( "A.18
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document.write( "B.6^2
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document.write( "C.6^3
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document.write( "D.6^4\r
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document.write( "4.A piano club with 23 members needs a president, vice president, tutor, and treasurer. How many ways can the club choose the 4 officers.\r
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document.write( "Please help, thanks. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #136017 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These are really all the same problem with different numbers. I'll show you how to do the first one:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.A menu has 3 appetizers, 5 salads, 7 entrees, and 4 desserts. How many different meals can be made from this menu?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Pick the appetizer first, you have 3 ways to do that. Then, for each of those 3 ways to pick the appetizer, there are 5 ways to pick the salad -- so far, 15 ways to go. Now for each of those 15 ways, there are 7 ways to pick the entree...\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "See the pattern?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The answer is to be found in the product: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can do your own arithmetic.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One thing to remember when you are doing number 4. Once you have picked a president, then there are only 22 people left to choose from. Once you have picked a president and a vice-president, there are only 21 people left, and so on.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |