Fundamental Counting Principle

At Papa John's you are deciding on what you want for dinner. The pizza offers 8 different meats, 4 different cheeses, 3 different crust types and 2 different sauces. How many different pizzas do you have to choose from?

• 32
• 192
• 40,320
• 51,200

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A menu has 6 different sandwiches, with 3 choices of potato chips, 3 types of salad and 5 different beverages. How many different lunch combinations consisting of a sandwich, chips and beverage can be ordered?

• 30
• 17
• 90
• 270

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A seven-question quiz has 4 true/false questions followed by 3 multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question there are four possible answers. In how many different ways is it possible to answer the seven questions?

• 12

• 80

• 28

• 1024

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

An ice cream shop offers a choice of three types of cones and 31 flavors of ice cream. A customer gets to choose a cone and a type of ice cream. How many events are described here?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 93

Find the total number of outcomes for picking a day of the week and a month of the year.

• 19
• 84
• 60
• 210

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

How many styles of sneakers are possible if Jared can choose from high-top or low-top, shoelaces or velcro, and the colors black, white, and red?

• 12
• 7
• 223
• 64

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

The Palace of Pizza offers small, medium, or large pizzas with 14 different toppings available. How many different 1-topping pizzas do they serve?

• 3 x 14 = 42

• 3 + 14 = 17

• 14 x 14 x 14 = 2744

• 14 x 13 x 12 = 2184

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

The letters A, B, C, and D are used to form four-letter passwords for entering a computer file. How many passwords are possible if letters can be repeated?

• 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 = 256

• 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24

• 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16

• 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

How many license plate numbers consisting of three letters followed by three numbers are possible when repetition is allowed?

• 26 x 26 x 26 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 17576000

• 26 x 25 x 24 x 10 x 9 x 8 = 11232000

• 26 x 26 x 26 x 9 x 9 x 9 = 12812904

• 26 x 25 x 24 x 9 x 8 x 7 = 7862400

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

In Cornville, bicycle license plates have 2 letters followed by a 1-digit number. How many different license plates are possible?

• 6760

• 62

• 2600

• 6084

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9