Question

Onetta goes to the food court to get a salad and sandwich for lunch. The Daily Deli has 8 varieties of sandwiches and 3 salads. Better Bites has 2 varieties of sandwiches and 7 salads. The Lunch Spot has 5 varieties of sandwiches and 8 salads. Determine the number of ways Onetta can select a sandwich and a salad.

Answer 1

Onetta can salect a sandwich and a salad in 78 different ways.

Explanation:

Since Onetta goes to the food court to get a salad and sandwich for lunch, and the Daily Deli has 8 varieties of sandwiches and 3 salads, while Better Bites has 2 varieties of sandwiches and 7 salads, and the Lunch Spot has 5 varieties of sandwiches and 8 salads, to determine the number of ways Onetta can select a sandwich and a salad, the following calculation must be performed:

8 x 3 + 2 x 7 + 5 x 8 = X

24 + 14 + 40 = X

78 = X

Therefore, Onetta can salect a sandwich and a salad in 78 different ways.