Question 310547: A restaurant offers the following choices for breakfast:
Eggs: scrambled, fried, or poached
Meat: bacon, sausage, or ham
Toast: wheat, white, rye or pumpernickel
How many different breakfast combinations are possible if one item is selected from each list of eggs, meat, & toast choices?
I know I need to create the sample space but not sure how to get started.....
Answer by user_dude2008(1862)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Sample space
{scrambled, bacon, wheat}
{scrambled, bacon, white}
{scrambled, bacon, rye}
{scrambled, bacon, pumpernickel}
{scrambled, sausage, wheat}
{scrambled, sausage, white}
{scrambled, sausage, rye}
{scrambled, sausage, pumpernickel}
{scrambled, ham, wheat}
{scrambled, ham, white}
{scrambled, ham, rye}
{scrambled, ham, pumpernickel}
{fried, bacon, wheat}
{fried, bacon, white}
{fried, bacon, rye}
{fried, bacon, pumpernickel}
{fried, sausage, wheat}
{fried, sausage, white}
{fried, sausage, rye}
{fried, sausage, pumpernickel}
{fried, ham, wheat}
{fried, ham, white}
{fried, ham, rye}
{fried, ham, pumpernickel}
{poached, bacon, wheat}
{poached, bacon, white}
{poached, bacon, rye}
{poached, bacon, pumpernickel}
{poached, sausage, wheat}
{poached, sausage, white}
{poached, sausage, rye}
{poached, sausage, pumpernickel}
{poached, ham, wheat}
{poached, ham, white}
{poached, ham, rye}
{poached, ham, pumpernickel}
3*3*4=36 choices
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