Question 1185923: Sammy's Sandwich Shop offers a soup, sandwich, and beverage combination at a special price. There are three sandwiches (turkey, tuna, and tofu), two soups (minestrone and split pea), and three beverages (coffee, milk, and mineral water) to choose from.
(a) Use the Fundamental Principle of Counting to determine how many different meal combinations are possible.
(b) Construct a tree diagram, then list all possible soup, sandwich, and beverage combinations below.
Answer by ikleyn(52793)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
(a) 3 * 2 * 3 = 18 different choices.
Solved.
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On Fundamental counting principle, see the lesson
- Fundamental counting principle problems
in this site.
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- ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.
The referred lesson is the part of this online textbook under the topic "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".
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Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II
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