Every morning, a deli offers a “commuter special” in which customers can select a pastry, beverage, and a copy of one of the local papers and pay $1.00. Their options are listed in the table.
Commuter Special
Pastry
Beverage
Paper
Donut
Coffee
The Times
Brownie
Milk
The Herald
Muffin
Tea
Scone
Orange Juice
Croissant
Last Tuesday, the deli did not have any muffins. How did that affect the number of possible combinations?
It decreased the number of combinations by 1.
It decreased the number of combinations by 4.
It decreased the number of combinations by 8.
It decreased the number of combinations by 10.