Question

A diner has a breakfast special. A customer can chose scrambled, fried, or poached eggs. The breakfast comes with a side of bacon, sausage, or fruit salad. The customer can choose coffee, tea, or milk. How many different combinations of eggs, side, and drink does a customer have to choose from?

Answer 1

A diner has a breakfast special. A customer can chose scrambled, fried, or poached eggs. The breakfast comes with a side of bacon, sausage, or fruit salad. The customer can choose coffee, tea, or milk. How many different combinations of eggs, side, and drink does a customer have to choose from?

Solution:

Number of ways the customer can choose eggs=3

Number of ways the customer can choose side=3

Number of ways the customer can choose drinks=3

So, total number of combinations for choosing eggs and side and drinks

=3(for eggs) and 3(for sides) and 3(for drinks)

=3 * 3 *3

=27

A customer has 27 combinations of eggs, side, and drink available.

Answer 2

3x3x3=27

So, there are 27 combinations.