SOLUTION: A restaurant has an early dining fixe prix(fixed price) dinner special that offers one soup or salad from 6 available, one entree from 6 chef's specials, and one dessert from 3 cho

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Question 1185532: A restaurant has an early dining fixe prix(fixed price) dinner special that offers one soup or salad from 6 available, one entree from 6 chef's specials, and one dessert from 3 choices.
a) How many different fixe prix dinners are possible?
b) Suppose one particular diner wants a salad and a fish entree with any of the dessert choices. If 3 different salads and 2 fish entrees are available, how many fewer meal choices does this diner have?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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a is 6*6*3=108 different prix dinners
b. is 3*2*3=18 ways, or 90 fewer choices.