Question

A yogurt shop sells yogurt in small, medium, and large cups. There are 8 different flavors and 4 different toppings from which to choose.

How many different yogurt selections are possible?

Answer 1

multiply all the choices together
i .e. compute
\[3\times 8\times 4\]

Answer 2

that is called the "counting principle"

Answer 3

if there are \(m\) ways to do one thing and \(n\) ways to do another, then the number of ways you can do them together is \(m\times n\)