Suppose Ruth Ann has 3 routes she can choose from to get from school to the library, and 5 routes from the library to her home. How many routes are there from Ruth Ann’s school to her home with a stop at the library?
A. 9
B. 60
C. 15
D. 25

Question

Suppose Ruth Ann has 3 routes she can choose from to get from school to the library, and 5 routes from the library to her home. How many routes are there from Ruth Ann’s school to her home with a stop at the library?
  A. 9 	
  B. 60 	
  C. 15 	
  D. 25

anonymous · Answer

@ganeshie8

anonymous · Answer

5 x 3 routes

anonymous · Answer

15 but why did you do it like that ?

anonymous · Answer

Because, if you think of it like this .|dw:1399015401828:dw| , you have 5 possible routes to go to for each route you go from school to the library