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) About Me  (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.