9.7 Counting Principle

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 different 1-scoop ice cream cones can a customer order? 

• 34
• 2
• 3
• 93

If you roll a die then flip a coin, how many possible outcomes?

• 2
• 6
• 12
• 64

A particular model at a New Car Dealership comes in 4 trim levels, 5 different colors, and 3 different interiors. How many different versions of this car model can be created from these options?

• 180
• 23
• 12
• 60

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

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

• 19
• 84
• 60
• 210

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

A restaurant serves 5 main dishes, 3 salads, and 4 desserts. How many different meals could be ordered if each has a main dish, a salad, and a dessert?

• 5 x 3 x 4 = 60

• 5 + 3 + 4 = 12

How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes?

• 15
• 40
• 80
• 10

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

Find the total number of outcomes when choosing between vanilla, strawberry, chocolate or mint chocolate chip ice cream with fudge, butterscotch, strawberry or whipped topping, in a cone or a cup.

• 16
• 8
• 32
• 3