Fundamental Counting Principle and Sample Space

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

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

The cafeteria has 2 choices of salads, 3 choices of entrees, and 2 choices of beverages. How many meal combinations are available and why?

• 7 because 2 + 3 + 2

• 12 because 2 x 3 x 2

If you roll two dice, how many possible outcomes?

• 360

• 1

• 36

• 12

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

• 19

• 84

• 60

• 210

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

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

Three students are scheduled to give oral reports on Monday. In how many ways can their presentations be ordered?

• 3 x 2 x 1 = 6

• 3 x 3 x 3 = 27

• 3 + 3 + 3 = 9

• 3 + 2 + 1 = 6

In how many ways can the first five letters of the alphabet be arranged if each letter is used only once?

• 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120

• 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 = 3125

• 26 x 26 x 26 x 26 x 26 = 11881376

• 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25

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