Question

You are choosing a book from your friend’s book collection. You can choose 1 of 6 science fiction books, 1 of 2 mystery books, or 1 of 3 biographies. How many ways can you choose a book?
11

24

30

36

Answer 1

When you choose 1 object from $n$ objects, you can do it in $n$ ways.

So, the answer is $6+2+3=11$ ways.

Answer 2

11 ways considering you can only choose one book.