How many different meals can be designed? Make a tree diagram or area model to find all the possible outcomes

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KaraokeStu · Answer 1 · 2024-01-02T00:38:26+0000

8 different meals

1) Let's make a diagram with all that possibilities, but since there is 4 entrees and 2 drinks by the Counting Principle we can write out:

So there are 8 possibilities of combinations with 1 entree and 1 drink

2) Sketching out a Tree Diagram:

3) So if we add them up each pair we'll get 8 possibilities.