SOLUTION: Suppose a bookcase shelf has 5 Mathematics texts, 3 Biology texts, 6 Chemistry texts and 4 Physics texts. Find the number n of ways a student can choose: a. one of the texts

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Question 1073948: Suppose a bookcase shelf has 5 Mathematics texts, 3 Biology texts,
6 Chemistry texts and 4 Physics texts. Find the number n of ways
a student can choose:
a. one of the texts;
b. one of each type of text.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose a bookcase shelf has 5 Mathematics texts, 3 Biology texts,
6 Chemistry texts and 4 Physics texts. Find the number n of ways
a student can choose:
a. one of the texts;
n = 5+3+6+4 = 18 ways
b. one of each type of text.
n = 5×3×6×4 = 360 ways

Edwin