Question

Please help asap!!!!! At Sarah's cafe, customers can choose one of the following entrees: burrito, pasta, soup or taco. They can also order a side dish. They have a choice of french fries, salad, potato salad or coleslaw. Finally customers get to choose one of the following drinks and a choice of soda, coffee, water, milk or juice.

For dinner, the cafe offers diners a special, customers can order 2 sides with their entree. In how many different ways can dinner be ordered?

Answer 1

120

4 * (4C2) * 5

4 * (6) * 5

Explanation:

burrito,

pasta,

soup,

taco.

french fries,

salad,

potato salad

, coleslaw.

soda,

coffee,

water,

milk,

juice.

For dinner, the cafe offers diners a special, customers can order 2 sides with their entree. In how many different ways can dinner be ordered?

Answer 2

120 different meals.

Explanation:

Start with the entrees: There are 4

There are side dishes : 4

Drinks: 5

The side dishes can be 4!/(2!2!) (order does not matter here). There are 6 ways.

The entrees are 1 of 4: 4

And 5 drinks

P(dinner) = 5 * 4 * 6 = 120