Question 729595
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How many ways can a person select a soft drink and three snacks 
if there are six soft drinks and 12 snacks to choose from
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A soft drink from 6 soft drinks can be selected in 6 ways.


Three snacks can be selected from 12 snacks in C(12,3) = {{{(12*11*10)/(1*2*3)}}} = 220 ways.


There are 6*220 = 1320 combinations of 6 soft drinks and 3 snacks.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  Total number of possible selections is 1320.
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Solved.


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The answer '72' in the post by @lynnlo is incorrect.
Ignore his post.