Question

You have inherited a large collection of audio compact discs and decide to purchase a HiFi system to play them. At the retailer you find a choice of 4 CD players, 2 amplifiers and 3 sets of speakers. How many different HiFi systems are available to purchase from this retailer

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

Since at the retailer you find a choice of 4 CD players, 2 amplifiers and 3 sets of speakers. We have 4 different ways of selecting the CD players, we also have 2 different ways of selecting the amplifiers and 3 different ways of selecting the 3 sets of speakers.

So, the total number of different HiFi systems are available to purchase from this retailer is 4 × 3 × 2 = 24 .

So we have 24 different HiFi systems are available to purchase from this retailer