Dinner special possibilities

Question

For the dinner special at a restaurant, the customer must choose a salad, an entree, a side dish, and a dessert. How many dinner specials are possible?

Answer 1

let

w = number of salads

x = number of entrees

y - number of sides

z = number of deserts

total number of dinner specials

= w(x)(y)(z)

just multiply them together