Question

Samuel is filling stockings for children for Christmas. The stockings will each hold a small toy, a book, a fruit, and an article of clothing. Samuel has 4 different small toys to choose from, 6 different books to choose from, 2 different fruits to choose from, and 3 different articles of clothing to choose from. How many ways can Samuel fill a stocking? Question 2 options: 144 15 6 10

Answer 1

To find all the possible combinations, you will multiply all the choices together because you can groups each choice with any of the other.

4 x 6 x 2 x 3 = 144

There are 144 choices.

Think of the first option, you can combine 1 small toy with any of the other options for each toy.