A menu of appetizers

Question

Statics Question

If a menu has a choice of 4 appetizers, 4 main courses, and 4 desserts, how many dinners are possible if each includes one appetizer, one main course, and one dessert?

64

20

32

3

Answer 1

This problem is referring to the counting principle:

 

The Fundamental Counting Principle (also called the counting rule) is a way to figure out the number of outcomes in a probability problem. Basically, you multiply the events together to get the total number of outcomes. The formula is:

If you have an event “a” and another event “b” then all the different outcomes for the events is a * b.

 

so for your problem

 

4 x 4 x 4 = 64