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Chantay is redecorating a room in her house She hasdecided that the carpet will be either light blue, gray, or beigeand the wall color will be either white, pale yellow, or off-white.If Chantay chooses 1 color of carpet and 1 color of paint, howmany different decorating choices does she have?

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Options for carpet: Blue (B), Gray (G) or Beige (Bg)

Options for wall color: White (W), Pale Yellow(P), Off-while (O)

If Chantay chooses Blue, we have the combinations BW, BP and BO

If Chantay chooses Gray, we have GW, GP and GO

If Chantay chooses Beige, we have BgW, BgP and BgO

Total: 9 choises

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