SOLUTION: A treatment for hypertension relief can be acquired from 5 different manufacturers in capsule, liquid, or tablet form, all of which come in regular and extra strength. How many dif

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Question 1127054: A treatment for hypertension relief can be acquired from 5 different manufacturers in capsule, liquid, or tablet form, all of which come in regular and extra strength. How many different ways can a specialist prescribe the treatment for a patient suffering from hypertension?
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5 choices for the manufacturer; 3 choices for the form; 2 choices for the strength.

By the fundamental counting principle, multiply all the numbers of choices to get the total number of different prescriptions possible.