Final answer:
To determine the number of ways to choose 3 dishes from a menu of 8, use the combination formula resulting in 56 different ways.
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve the problem of how many ways you can choose 3 dishes from a menu of 8, you use the combination formula C(n, k) = n! / (k!(n - k)!), where 'n' is the total number of items to choose from, and 'k' is the number of items you are choosing. Here, we have 8 dishes to choose from and we want to choose 3, so plug in the values: C(8, 3) = 8! / (3!(8-3)!). This simplifies to C(8, 3) = 8! / (3!5!) which equals 56 ways to choose 3 dishes from a menu of 8.