Math Word Problem

Question

For the school fair, 3 English teachers, 6 math teachers, 5 science teachers, and 4 social studies teachers volunteered for the dunking booth.

A teacher from each subject will be choosing at random for the dunking booth.

How many different combinations of teachers can you have if 1 teacher from each subject is chosen? (Hint: think about how many teachers are volunteering for each subject)

Answer 1

You must multiply the numbers of each group together to find the number of possible combinations.

3 x 6 x 5 x 4 = 360. There are 360 possible combinations.