Question

A group of friends goes out for single-scoop ice-cream cones. There are sugar cones, cake cones and waffle cones. But there are only five flavors of ice-cream left (peppermint, horehound, chocolate malt, gingerbread, and squirrel). How many cone/ice cream combinations can be ordered?

Answer 1

Answer: 15

Explanation:

Given : The number of kinds of ice-cream cones ( sugar cones, cake cones and waffle cones)=3

The number of flavors of ice-creams =5

By using the fundamental principle of counting , we have

The number of possible cone/ice cream combinations can be ordered will be :-

`5*3=15`

Hence, the number of possible cone/ice cream combinations can be ordered =15