meal consists of an appetizer, a main dish, a side dish, and a drink. There are 3 appetizer choices, 6 main dish choices, 5 side
dish choices, and 4 drink choices. Describe two ways you could find the number of possible combinations. Choose one of the methods to find the answer, and explain your choice.
Two ways you could find the number of possible combinations is family trees (or whatever it's called) the other way is multiplying the number. 3 x 6 x 5 x 4 = 360. Hoped this helped :)
Sample response: I could use the fundamental counting principle or a tree diagram. Using the fundamental counting principle, there are (3)(6)(5)(4), or 360, possible combinations. The fundamental counting principle is a better method to use because a tree diagram for this situation would be very large.
