Question 422328
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Hi
3 vegetables, 3 salads, 2 deserts and 2 meats
How many combinations of meals can be made.  3*3*2*2 = 36 combinations
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    S       S       S
  D   D   D   D   D   D
 M M M M M M M M  M M M M
One can see 'each' of the 3 vegetables generate 12 different combinations