document.write( "Question 1195817: the homestyle cafe offers these combination in dinner menu
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document.write( "You have 3 items in the 1st category  (meat);\r\n" );
document.write( "         2 items in the 2nd category  (vegetables);\r\n" );
document.write( "         2 items in the 3rd category  (salads);\r\n" );
document.write( "         2 items in the 4-th category (dessert).\r\n" );
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document.write( "if you choose one item from each category,then, \r\n" );
document.write( "according to the Fundamental counting principle,\r\n" );
document.write( "you may have 3*2*2*2 = 24 different dinners.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, during 24 days, you may have different dinner.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, 24 days you may eat different dinners, but on the day 25th you inevitably will eat the same dinner second time.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  At most, there are 24 days before you will eat the same dinner second time.\r\n" );
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