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joe goes to a mexican restaurant and order nachos. He can have just cheese or add na of the following: chicken, onion , sour cream or olives. How may different variations of nachos are possible

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Final answer:

There are 32 different variations of nachos possible when Joe chooses from the given toppings.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, Joe can have nachos with just cheese or add any combination of chicken, onion, sour cream, and olives. To find the number of different variations of nachos, we can use the concept of combinations.

For each topping that Joe can choose to add or not add to his nachos, there are 2 options: either he adds the topping or he doesn't. So, for 5 toppings (including just cheese), Joe has 2 choices for each topping. Using the formula for the total number of combinations, which is 2^5, we find that there are 32 different variations of nachos possible.

Therefore, Joe can have 32 different variations of nachos at the Mexican restaurant.

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1)cheese and chicken 2)cheese and onion 3)cheese and sour cream 4)cheese and olives 5)cheese, chicken, and onion. 6) cheese chicken and sour cream 7) cheese, chicken, and olives 8)cheese, sour cream, and olives 9) cheese 10) chicken and oinion 11) chicken and sour cream 12) chicken and olives 13) onion and sour cream 14) onion and olives 15)sour cream and olives
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