Question

Ping is deciding what to choose for dinner from a menu. He can choose 1 of 3 pasta meals, 1 of 7 chicken meals, or 1 of 3 fish meals.
How many ways can Ping choose a dinner meal?

My answer was 63, but it was wrong

Answer 1

He can choose 1 of 3 pasta meals, 1 of 7 chicken meals, *or* 1 of 3 fish meals

63 would be correct if he could pick one of each, but he can't.

It's poorly worded. I assume he can pick 1 pasta, and then either 1 chicken or 1 fish.

Answer 2

It could also be that he can only pick one item and that's it

Answer 3

the options are:
63
13
3
30

Answer 4

That doesn't narrow things down, regarding the wording... both possibilities I mentioned are there

Answer 5

Thank you for your help. I think the wording is poor or the quiz is marking it wrong (wouldn't be the first time) cause I think the answer is 63 even if it was marked wrong. I'm going to ask my teacher for better clarification tomorrow.

Answer 6

It's a really awful question... it looks like it should be 63 at first glance. That 'or' really screws things up.

Answer 7

Update**
My teacher said to use the addition counting principle ("or" is the key word)
So 3 +7+3 = 13

Answer 8

It should've been clearer about that " He can choose 1 of 3 pasta meals, OR 1 of 7 chicken meals, or 1 of 3 fish meals."