Question

Which situation requires the multiplication counting principle?

A. How many ways can you choose a piece of fruit when there are 6 apples, 4 oranges, and 5 pears in the fruit bin?

B. How many ways can you choose a hat when you have 3 baseball caps, 2 berets, and 3 straw hats in your closet?

C. How many ways can you choose an outfit to wear when you have 3 shirts, 2 jackets, and 4 pairs of pants in your closet?

D. How many ways can you choose a bagel when there are 4 plain, 3 blueberry, and 5 poppy seed bagels on the tray?

Answer 1

@whpalmer4

Answer 2

I think D, not sure though.

Answer 3

Please help @sourwing

Answer 4

It is A? what do you think?

Answer 5

I said I think it's D, but not sure. Why A?

Answer 6

I'm asking you. Why is it not A?

Answer 7

Idk... I'm a terrible explainor, but A, B and C seem to be used in the same way

Answer 8

Answer is C. Why?

Answer 9

It is? D uses different kind of things while A, B, C use same kind of thing.
I think... idk >,<

Answer 10

Explanation, please?

Answer 11

It isn't D because it's asking for how many ways you can choose a bagel. All of them are bagels so you added, not multiplying

Answer 12

I see... why is it C? explanation for that? :P

Answer 13

It's C because you picking one in each type of clothes.

So by the principle of counting, the total possible outfit is 3x2x4

Answer 14

What about A, and B? Isn't it the same way as C?

Answer 15

no A is a particular fruit. Not a particular *combination* of fruit. You don't choose one fruit of each type. Same thing with B

Answer 16

Alright, so your certain that it's C?

Answer 17

how about try to convince yourself that's it's C.