Answer to Question #166591 in Combinatorics | Number Theory for lara

Question

A restaurant offers 4 different soft drink flavors, 5 different sandwiches and 3 different dessert selections. In how many ways can a person select one item from each category (a drink, a sandwich and a dessert)?

Answer 1

A person must choose from 4 flavors of soft drinks, one of 5 different sandwiches, and one of 3 different desserts. This can be done in $3\cdot4\cdot5 = 60$ ways

Answer: 60 ways