Final answer:
Patty has 24 different possibilities for a meal selection at the hamburger joint, encompassing three options for the meat, two for the side dish, and four for the drink, resulting in a total of 3 × 2 × 4 combinations.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine all the possibilities for Patty if she has one meat, a side dish, and a drink, you can list all possible combinations that can be made from the choices given. She has three options for meat, two options for side dishes, and four options for drinks. The total number of possible combinations can be found by multiplying the number of options for meats, sides, and drinks (3 meats × 2 sides × 4 drinks).
- Hamburger - Fries - Coffee
- Hamburger - Fries - Milk
- Hamburger - Fries - Soda
- Hamburger - Fries - Milkshake
- Hamburger - Onion Rings - Coffee
- Hamburger - Onion Rings - Milk
- Hamburger - Onion Rings - Soda
- Hamburger - Onion Rings - Milkshake
- Chicken Nuggets - Fries - Coffee
- Chicken Nuggets - Fries - Milk
- Chicken Nuggets - Fries - Soda
- Chicken Nuggets - Fries - Milkshake
- Chicken Nuggets - Onion Rings - Coffee
- Chicken Nuggets - Onion Rings - Milk
- Chicken Nuggets - Onion Rings - Soda
- Chicken Nuggets - Onion Rings - Milkshake
- Hot Dog - Fries - Coffee
- Hot Dog - Fries - Milk
- Hot Dog - Fries - Soda
- Hot Dog - Fries - Milkshake
- Hot Dog - Onion Rings - Coffee
- Hot Dog - Onion Rings - Milk
- Hot Dog - Onion Rings - Soda
- Hot Dog - Onion Rings - Milkshake
This results in a total of 3 × 2 × 4 = 24 different possibilities for Patty's meal. So the correct answer would be d. All of the above, assuming that all three options listed are part of the 24 total combinations.