Question

You are ordering a cake for your brother’s birthday. You must choose between vanilla, chocolate or marble cake. You must choose between buttercream or chocolate frosting. Finally you must choose between a cake with a 4-inch radius, 6-inch radius, 9-inch radius, or 12-inch radius. How many difference cake options are there?

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

There 3 cake flavor choices.

There are 2 frosting choices.

There are 4 size options.

Multiply to find the total number of choices.

3×2×4

= 24 different cakes can be made with these choices.