Answer :
a. There could be 5 different choices and b. There could be 6 different choices.
What is the fundamental principle of multiplication?
Multiplication is the mathematical operation that is used to determine the product of two or more numbers. If an event can occur in m different ways and if following it, a second event can occur in n different ways, then the two events in succession can occur in m × n different ways.
Given tha the number of different kinds of soups = 2
The number of different kinds of salad = 3
(a) If you are having either soup or salad, then the total number of choices you have;
2 + 3 = 5
Hence, the total number of choices you have 5.
(b) If you are having both soup and salad, then the number of choices you have;
2 x 3 = 6
Hence, the total number of choices you have 6.
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a) There could be 5 different choices
b) There could be 6 different choices
b) There could be 6 different choices
