A restaurant has a menu with five appetizers, seven entrees, and four desserts. Find the number of ways a customer can order an appetizer, entree, and dessert.
Thanks for the help.
2006-12-18 13:54:25 · 3 answers · asked by jakesly 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Multiply:
5*7*4 = 140
There are 140 ways to order a meal.
2006-12-18 13:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by Alan W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The customer has five different choices for the appetizer. After the appetizer, he has seven choices for the entree. So he has 5*7 = 35 choices of appetizer/entree combinations. (Because for each of five appetizers, there are seven options for the entree.) Then there are four choices for desserts, so there are 35*4 = 140 total possibilities.
2006-12-18 13:59:48 · answer #2 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is 140 combinations.
In these types of questions, you just multiply the three numbers together (number of appetizers, number of entrees, number of desserts).
2006-12-18 13:58:18 · answer #3 · answered by dennismeng90 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋