Need some help!
Evaluate the factorial or permutation.
A menu offers a choice of 3 salads, 8 main dishes, and 5 desserts. How many different meals consisting of one salad, one main dish, and one dessert are possible?
If you can please explain to me how you got the answer. I am more so trying to learn how to do it.
2007-03-21 18:24:10 · 5 answers · asked by Miss. Tee98 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Hey Michael what made you multiply? See my teacher does this whole thing with the TI calculator and make it look difficult to find the answer.
2007-03-21 18:44:57 · update #1
You mulitply each number given.
3 x 8 x 5 = 120
This is the maximum amount of combinations available
2007-03-21 18:32:09 · answer #1 · answered by michael_charge 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think of it this way. Each of the 3 salads can be combined with 8 main dishes each. Thus, so far there are 24 combinations. Then, each of these 24 cominbations can be combined with 5 deserts each. Then, there are a total of 120 meal combinations. Hope this helps!
2007-03-22 02:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by Barney 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just match them up, list all the possible cominations and then count the number of combinations up. thats the least complicated way to do it.
2007-03-22 01:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by ekf0384 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is rather simple, multiplication. I have the answer off the top of my head. It is your turn to figure it out, I am sorry to say.
2007-03-22 01:39:25 · answer #4 · answered by eks_spurt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dunno u tell me
2007-03-22 01:28:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋