Question 542974
A new automobile comes with the choices of 5 colors & 3 different engine types. Then there is a list of 12 possible options to include in your new car. you can choose any number of these options, from none to all 12. How many different possible automobiles must the factory be prepared to build. 
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Each of the options is either chosen or not chosen: there are 2^12 possibilities.
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Ans: 5*3*2^12 = 61,440 different configurations
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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