Question

Red Riding Hood is making a food basket out of 8 different fruits and 9 different vegetables. If there is only room for 6 items, how many ways could there be an equal number of fruits & veggies? (You can show your process if you like; half mark possible. Avoid spaces.)

Answer 1

half of each fruit

Explanation:

Answer 2

169344

Explanation:

The number of combinations of fruit is 8*7*6

The number of combinations of vegetables is 9*8*7

The total combinations is these multiplied together

9*8*8*7*7*6 = 169344