document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281467>Question 281467</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If there are four roads from Ashville to Birchtown and three roads from Birchtown to Cedarburg, how many routes are there from Ashville to Cedarburg which go through Birchtown?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204479 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=brucewill><B>brucewill(101)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=brucewill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=204479\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answer is 12.  Here's how I look at it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider each of the paths from A to B, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Consider each of the paths from B to C, numbered 5, 6 and 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using 1, you may then use 5, 6 or 7.  3 ways.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using 2, you may then use 5, 6 or 7.  3 ways.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you see the pattern?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simply 4 * 3 = 12. </SPAN>\n" );
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