Question 356313: a sub sandwich shop offers 8 fixings-lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, swiss cheese, colby cheese, onions, peppers, and mushrooms- on its basic ham sandwich. How many different ham subs can be made? ( a ham sub can have anywhere from no fixings to all 8 fixings included).
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a sub sandwich shop offers 8 fixings-lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, swiss cheese, colby cheese, onions, peppers, and mushrooms- on its basic ham sandwich. How many different ham subs can be made? ( a ham sub can have anywhere from no fixings to all 8 fixings included).
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Each "fixing" is either in or not in the sandwich.
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# of different combinations of fixings is 2^8 = 256
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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