There are 9 possible combinations, because you can have 3 main dishes, and each of thise have 3 side dishes that can go with them. I hope this helps! Could I possibly get brainliest.
Answer:
$36 400
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1
The first step is to figure out how much money is saved at the end of each month for the period from January 1 to June 15. The amount deposited at the end of each month is obtained by multiplying the amount from the previous month by 3.
The amount deposited in January is 
The amount deposited in February is 
The amount deposited in March is 
The amount deposited in April is 
The amount deposited in May is 
The amount deposited in June is 
Step 2
The next step is to add up all the money that was deposited into the account. This calculation is shown below,

Rice: .5(8) = 4kg (4000 g)
Popcorn: 150(12) = 1800 g
Total mass = mass of rice (4000 g) + mass of popcorn (1800g)
So...
Total mass = 5,800 g (or 5.8 kg)
We collect like terms
8x - 3x = 3 + 5 + 9
This is bcos if a (-) sign crosses the equals sign it becomes a (+), and if a (+) sign crosses the equals sign it becomes (-)
We the have
5x = 17
Divide both sides by 5
x = 17/5
x = 3.4