document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253881>Question 253881</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me with the following question?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A dinner special for 4 people allows one fish dish (from 3 selections), one beef dish (from 5), one chicken dish (from 4), and one pork dish (from 4).  Also, one person can choose either soup or salad. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many different orders might be sent to the kitchen?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "fish 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "beef 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chicken 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "pork 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total 16 main dishes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "soup or salad 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a trick question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are only four people ordering so there can only be four different orders.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now if you ask how many choices does each person have that is a different question. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or if you ask what the probability that any two will be the same that is also a different question. </SPAN>\n" );
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