Question

A sandwich at the deli can be made of ham, beef, or turkey and can be put on wheat, white, or rye bread. How many combinations can be made if each sandwich contains one type of meat and one type of bread?

Answer 1

First you find the number of the different types of meat so that's 3 and then bread also 3 and then multiply and get 9. There are 9 possible combinations

Answer 2

9 is the answer .

Explanation:

Number of choices for Bread are

wheat ,white or rye that is 3 breads

likewise ham ,beef or turkey

number of choices for meat = 3

Number of ways of making different sandwiches are

number of choices for for meat x number of choices for breads

3 x 3 = 9

There are 9 different number of sandwiches using 3 different breads and 3 different meats.