Question

The auditorium has five doors. Three doors are only entrances; one door is only an exit; and the fifth door can be used to either enter or exit. In how many different ways can someone enter then leave the auditorium

Answer 1

8 different ways

Explanation:

To find how many different ways can someone enter then leave the auditorium, we need to find how many ways can someone enter, how many ways can someone leave, and then multiply these possibilities:

Number of ways that someone can enter: 4 (3 doors are only entrance and 1 door is entrance and exit)

Number of ways that someone can leave: 2 (1 door is only exit and 1 door is entrance and exit)

So the number of different ways that someone can enter and leave the auditorium is 4*2 = 8